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Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
Stages of Syphilis ... testing • No symptoms ... • Gummatous • Nodular ... #Stages #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
associated with syphilis ... (Romberg's sign ... • Cerebellar disease ... #neurology #diagnosis ... proprioception #physicalexam
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... and Management ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... and Signs: 1. ... Oculomasticatory/oculo-facial-skeletal
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... The signs and symptoms ... late stages of disease ... reddish brown spots ... #Rash #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Giant retinal tears ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
meningovascular disease ... Coronary artery disease ... infected without symptoms ... #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... intervertebral disc disease ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... inguinal ligament (near ... #signs #symptoms
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
- Ocular syphilis ... exposure to or symptoms ... within the last year ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... of Infectious Diseases
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... mucins with reduced tear ... conjunctiva) • Bitot's spots ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... Residency @CMC_IM #Potts ... #Disease #Tuberculosis