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Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
integrity of: • Skin ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause ... vasculitis Treatment ... #VitaminC #AscorbicAcid
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... overload) Other Symptoms ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs and Symptoms ... symptoms by days ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... - Underlying cancer ... Treatment: - Systemic
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... are not caused ... nodes: 13-15%, skin ... anterior/posterior MSK ... : (distinct symptoms
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... weight loss • Skin ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... ulcerated • MSK ... infected without symptoms
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... age 70 years Symptoms ... just beneath the skin ... Out Secondary Causes ... Platelet Disorders • Nutritional
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... and nephrotic syndrome ... exposure to or symptoms ... granuIomas on skin
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
, inflammatory skin ... #diagnosis #causes ... pimecrolimus and cancers ... /hyperactivity symptoms ... Pedersen MS, Benros
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment