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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
vasculitis) • Cutaneous ... syndrome (Clinical ... disease) Differential ... : monoclonal TNF-aIpha ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... anemiaCold ... Diagnosis Monoclonal ... #hematology #diagnosis
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
sensitivity • Painful ulcers ... • Negative causes ... Biopsy: Typical pathologic ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... hematology
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Cutaneous Mucormycosis ... Diagnosis? ... as non healing ulcer ... Eschar #dermatology ... #skin #clinical
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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lesions • Mononeuritis ... tract, and often causes ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... Serologies for Cryoglobulins ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... , alcohol, cancer ... Hematologic malignancy ... Bone Marrow - Anemia