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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... injury) • Neurologic ... test (this is a skin ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
HUS = hemolytic-uremic ... syndrome; aHUS ... pancreatitis), joints (arthritis ... nose (epistaxis), skin ... #nephrology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
refractory disease Arthritis ... refractory disease Skin ... #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology # ... rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... systemic complaints- anemia ... required due to skip ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Lacrimal swelling • Skin ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management