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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
- Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Erythematosus #SLE ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
neuritis: Reduced visual ... • Extra-CNS complications ... disorders (Systemic ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... infection, autoimmune ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... chills, flank pain ... #hematology #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... • Non-autoimmune ... rheumatologic diseases ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... - SLE, Scleroderma ... , Systemic sclerosis ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... : CNS manifestations ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Transformation: • Complication ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Central nervous system ... manifestations ... • New onset SLE ... Phase: • The short ... ART to slow HIV disease
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
as SLE, atherosclerotic ... Symptoms (SX) in ... claudication, visual ... • Progressive symptoms ... #Rheumatology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... central nervous system ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... impairment, Mood disorder ... Sensitivity to pain