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Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
, causes and management ... manifestations - Skin ... involvement - Joint ... neuropathy Treatment ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... loss from the skin ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Diagnosis: ... Rule out other causes ... and lower jaw Treatment ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... surfaces of the joints ... reticularis Differential ... Diagnosis: Vasculitis ... #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... required due to skip ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Diagnosis Framework ... tract, and often causes ... vesicular eruption - Joints ... and branches • GCA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... vesicular eruption • Joints ... tract, and often causes ... Palpable purpura, joint ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
facial features, soft ... , hair growth, skin ... tags, skin thickening ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
• Inner ear • Skin ... of joint cartilage ... affected tissue Treatment ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
interphalangeal joints ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... positive patients Treatment ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology