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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
matter, spinal cord ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Membrane): - Autoimmune ... : Warm AIHA, Cold ... Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Laboratory Tests
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral infection, autoimmune ... pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... #anemia #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... • Non-autoimmune ... rheumatologic diseases ... deficiencies • Autoimmune ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential ... Diagnostic Tests ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... #differential #