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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Thrombosis and arterial ... • Cogan Syndrome ... well as inner ear ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... Vascular Disease: Arterial ... Giant retinal tears ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
tract, and often causes ... • Behcet syndrome ... Thrombosis and arterial ... • Cogan syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
MTX or TCZ in case ... discuss therapeutic trials ... GCA #Treatment #Management ... #Relapses #Indications ... #rheumatology #2ndline
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
of 37°C to the near-freezing ... malignancies, vasculitis ... including retinal arterial ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Paroxysmal AF, atrial ... flutter, or atrial ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
) • Cutaneous vasculitis ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management