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Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
cord resulting in rapid ... - Clinical Presentation ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... Treatment: • ... #diagnosis #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... Atypical Temporal: Rapid ... CNS inflammatory cause ... tears oint + TAPE eye ... #Treatment #Neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry eyes ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... ducts Clinical ... neuropathy, transverse myelitis ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
vessels (aorta) • Eyes ... Polyarteritis Nodosa, GCA ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management