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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... Arthralgias • Eye ... diminished, or tender pulses ... Eye -> retinopathy
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
blood vessels (vasculitis ... pain, Sclera may ... inflammation tends to cause ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #ExtraArticular
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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- Differential Diagnosis ... neuropathy, vasculitis ... changes in gaze/eye ... Ocular causes - ... #Ophthalmology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Weight loss (50%) Eye ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... lesions Abdominal pain ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Arthralgias • Eye ... < 30 years • Aorta ... claudication, pulse ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... tract, and often causes
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Concussion Other Causes ... pain (with or without ... #ophthalmology ... #causes
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... : • Optic neuritis ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Genital ulcers • Eye ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Autonomic symptoms ... Disorder of the eyes ... headache • CNS Vasculitis ... #ophthalmology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Manifestations • Optic ... /pain upon eye movement ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms