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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Immune-mediated ... affecting the brain, eye ... these conditions is ... polychondritis • Behcet ... #neurology #inflammatory
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Genital ulcers • Eye ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... What Is IRIS ... weeks for most OI ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
mutations) • Immune ... is much reduced ... • Improve the symptoms ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
and Management ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... tears oint + TAPE eye ... #Treatment #Neurology
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 ... vasculitis • Behcet
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
rendering the immune ... incompetent • CLL is ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... workup #oncology #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... underlying genetic immune ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... and symptoms can ... #treatment #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... Arthralgias • Eye ... purpura: strong sign ... Eye -> retinopathy
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... activity → local immune ... tissue: Epithelioid cells ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms