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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... Azathioprine for refractory ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... - Pathophysiology ... female-predominant disease ... of autoimmune disease ... Primary #Biliary #Cirrhosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
) Pathophysiology ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Treatment
Primary HLH:
 - HLH-94 Protocol
    • Dexamethasone
) Treatment Primary ... or autoimmune disease ... transplantation for refractory ... disease - Dr. ... #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH ... age, however the disease ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
lymphohistiocytosis (HLH ... highly inflammatory disease ... hypersensitivity syndromes • HLH ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
neuropathy Treatment ... remission - Refractory ... associated with refractory ... disease Dr. ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Treatment of Non-hepatitis C virus Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis - French Vasculitis Study Group

MONOCLONAL CRYOGLOBULINEMIA (TYPE 1) 
IgM
Treatment of Non-hepatitis ... severe and/or refractory ... disease ± Plasma ... Vasculitis #Management #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... common in Asia • HLA-B51 ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... azathioprine • Severe or refractory ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... , PRES Pathophysiology ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... diagnosis #management #treatment