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Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome ... Uveitis or retinal vasculitis ... Clinical Features: • Painful ... uveitis, retinal vasculitis ... Diagnosis #criteria #rheumatology
Break down Vasculitis based on vessel size
#Diagnosis #Rheumatology #Differential #Vasculitis #VesselSize #Small #Medium #Large #Classification
Break down Vasculitis ... based on vessel size ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Differential #Vasculitis ... Medium #Large #Classification
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... : • Vasculitides ... polychondritis, Behcet's ... ANCA associated vasculitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - itis of the vasculature - Classification
1. Endothelial damage and inflammation
2. Narrowing of blood vessels
Vasculitis - itis ... BrighamChiefs #Vasculitis ... #Classification ... #sizes #classification ... #sizes #rheumatology
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... syndrome - Behcet ... dermatomyositis #Size ... #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
Vasculitis - Break ... based on vessel size ... can affect any size ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... Medium #Large #Classification
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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: • Behçet Syndrome ... Findings by Vessel Size ... claudication, aortitis ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... , small-vessel vasculitis ... aphthous ulcerations (painful ... panuveitis, retinal vasculitis ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
malignancies, vasculitis ... sensitivity • Painful ... reticularis • Painful ... small to medium-sized ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... ANCA-associated vasculitis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... lymphopenia, low PLT ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology