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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Restrictive lung defect ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
field: altitudinal defect ... Clinical manifestations ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Afferent pupillary defect ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... • Arthritis: SLE ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #rheumatology #
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome: • Clinical ... diseases: - 10% SLE ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... erythematosus (SLE ... #rheumatology #
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... Primary Syphilis • Direct ... ulcerated • MSK ... infected without symptoms ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... caucasian • Symptoms ... - Typical MS-like ... Management #treatment #rheumatology ... #ophthalmology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Afferent pupillary defect ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
technique used to detect ... context of other symptoms ... likely it will be clinically ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... lights are a key symptom ... -> crowding of ocular ... • Visual field defects ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology