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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... disease, ulcerative colitis ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... azathioprine #Behcet ... management #signs #symptoms
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
Tinea Capitis in ... hyperkeratotic central areas ... Tinea capitis, a ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... • Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... • Monosodium urate ... dysplasia and slipped capital
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis ... • Progressive symptoms ... pulmonary infiltrates/cavities ... vasculitis • Behcet
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes areas ... cause different symptoms ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... polychondritis • Behçet