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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
- Summary Multiple ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... Signs and symptoms ... Sclerosis Treatment ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Summary ALS: combination ... of UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Treatment: • ... #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflammation of multiple ... Medium and large also ... , AS Treatment: ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
, particularly scleritis ... purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... aneurysms can also ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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to exclude are infections ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... , particularly scleritis ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptomsRheumatologic ... • Sclerosing mediastinitis ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... #Management #Infections