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Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
increase in CD4+ cells ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... weeks for most OI ... #Syndrome #Differential
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... sarcoid or other CNS inflammatory ... tears oint + TAPE eye
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Inflammatory cells ... absent How can we differentiate ... pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... high index of clinical
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... can become pro-inflammatory ... cellular function Clinical ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Disease (25-75%): Inflammatory ... eye disease (panuveitis ... Behcet disease) Differential ... diagnosis #management #signs
Endophthalmitis: Infection within the eye. This most commonly occurs via introduction of microbes from the outside
(e.g.
Infection within the eye ... In addition, the ... white layer of inflammatory ... cells in the ... in front of the iris
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... Arthralgias • Eye ... purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... syndrome: Ocular inflammatory
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Overview Focal inflammatory ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... management #neurology #differential