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Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... compression of nerve ... stimulation of skin ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #syndrome #differential
Sarcoidosis - Skin Manifestations

This is a quick overview of some of the cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis - Skin ... is often on the differential ... Granulomas Images ... diagnosis #clinical #differential ... #treatment #photo
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... roots and cauda equina ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... neurosyphilis, cranial nerve ... and nephrotic syndrome ... granuIomas on skin ... #Stages #Syphilis
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
characterized by extensive skin ... Skin involvement ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome
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 ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
irreversible muscle and nerve ... over the involved skin ... area of erythema, skin ... including DM • Treatment ... #treatment
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
weight loss • Skin ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... #Syphilis #stages ... #diagnosis #management ... #Treatment
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
weakness without skin ... any time during treatment ... position, or climbing stairs ... myopathy #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
, hair growth, skin ... tags, skin thickening ... Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Endocrinology #Treatment