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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... azathioprine (for post ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Kawasaki Disease ... (KD) is the most ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #pediatrics #diagnossi ... #management #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... years of age • Most ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... presentation, and most ... age, however the disease ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
• Synovitis: most ... and lower jaw Treatment ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Clotmaster Consensus 2019: Duration of Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease
 • Superficial Venous Thrombosis
 • Upper
Thromboembolic Disease ... Prevention of post-thrombotic ... syndrome - ... anticoagulation #duration #management ... #length #treatment
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
First line for most ... using cocaine, PTSD ... safe in liver disease ... #management #pharmacology ... #table #addiction
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Diagnosis and Management ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... stable patients ... Fever #Diagnosis #Management ... #infectiousdiseases
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
immunologically mediated diseases ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet disease ... affected tissue Treatment ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management