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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... : High fevers, chills ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... matter, spinal cord ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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• Cogan Syndrome ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Fevers and/or chills ... obstruction • COPD ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Nasal polyps and signs