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Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune ... ulceration of the skin ... number of systemic diseases ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... #Gangrenosum #UCSDH
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
most frequent skin ... appearing during the disease ... polymorphism • Satellite ... Autoimmune manifestations ... oncology #clinical #skin
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune ... disease characterized ... thickening Signs ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Autoimmune diseases ... trigger - Direct skin ... 50% of patients Skin ... 1% of patients Skin ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... Common Causes: • Autoimmune ... Lymphoma Metastatic Disease ... pseudomonas) Autoimmune ... patches on the skin
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
accompanies other autoimmune ... diseases • In ... with systemic diseases ... erythematosus (SLE) Signs ... Xeroderma (Dry skin
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
- Vitiligo - Autoimmune ... thyroid disease ... disorders: - Pale skin ... Insufficiency #Signs
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Vascular reactivity (Skin ... associated with autoimmune ... Warfarin-induced skin ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... retinal damage) • Skin ... test (this is a skin ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Autoimmune → Inflammation ... noninflammatory Signs ... • Syphilis - Autoimmune ... Rheumatologic Disease ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology