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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
myocarditis, coronary arteritis ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... melanoma • Arthritis ... SLE, Reactive Arthritis ... Recurrent and chronic arthritis-Azathioprine
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... • Temporal arteritis ... tearing • Temporal arteritis ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #symptoms
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... : - Headache ... artery tender, nodular ... GiantCell #Temporal #Arteritis ... #diagnosis #Vasculitis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... #Algorithm #neurology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Conditions With Arteritis ... Coronaries Takayasu's arteritis ... BP Giant cell arteritis ... (Headache, jaw ... CoronaryArtery #Coronaries #Arteritis
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... - Temporal arteritis ... pulsations on funduscopy ... #signs #symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
myalgia, arthralgia, headache ... • Heralded by neurologic ... years after • Arthritis ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... joint) - 5 points Serology ... points Duration of symptoms ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #diagnosis #EULAR
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
symptom of something ... concussion) • Arteritis ... e.g., temporal arteritis ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... #Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis ... 50 years • New headache ... mucositis • Rash, arthritis ... and often causes arthritis ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis