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Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Uveitis or retinal vasculitis ... Clinical Features: • Painful ... uveitis, retinal vasculitis ... , medium-large joints ... Diagnosis #criteria #rheumatology
Genital Ulcers - Atypical causes of genital ulcers that can be difficult to diagnose & manage.
chancre Can be painful ... like cancer but painful ... juvenile gangrenous vasculitis ... products - Behcet's ... #Atypical #causes
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... aphthous ulcerations (painful ... recurrent oral ulcers ... Oral and genital ulcers-Topical ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
vesicular eruption - Joints ... : • Behçet Syndrome ... genital aphthous ulcers ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Lyme disease, Vasculitis ... - Behçet's syndrome ... ENT • Oral ulcers ... - SLE, Behçet's ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
vesicular eruption • Joints ... Palpable purpura, joint ... • Behcet syndrome ... genital aphthous ulcers ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
malignancies, vasculitis ... sensitivity • Painful ... ulcers • Skin ... reticularis • Painful ... • Biopsy: Typical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Arthritis: • Joint ... arthropathy • 90% joints ... lymphopenia, low PLT