9 results
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... , AS Treatment: ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
, rheumatoid arthritis ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... failure - Can be ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
and Management ... commercially • Serology ... Sporotrichosis - Symptoms ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... than one after symptom ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Strongyloidiasis Treatment
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk):
 • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
: Serology, Stool ... : Serology, Stoop ... hyperinfection syndrome ... : Serology, Stoop ... #parastie #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Asymptomatic - Mostly in pediatric ... parasitemia • Serology ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #Babesiosis #Babesia ... #Diagnosis #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
by culture or serology ... : • Serology for ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections