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Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Orchitis: Testicular pain ... Non-specific abdo pain ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
the pancreas, Vasculitis ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Pseudo-Obstruction: Abdominal pain ... Complications #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis

1) Presence of cryoglobulin 
Circulating immunoglobulins that precipitate with cold temperature and dissolve
Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia ... phenomenon • Ulcers, distal ... necrosis • Pain ... Hyperviscosity syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... eye, and ear Visual ... important, as early diagnosis ... ANCA-associated vasculitides ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract: abdominal pain ... : • Behçet Syndrome ... • Cogan Syndrome ... , testes -> pain
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
triggers (may be viral ... palpation - Vasculitic ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... Headache • Decr visual ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... tolerance • Weight gain ... Overproduction #diagnosis
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Hypersensitivity vasculitis ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... • Vasculitis ... dermatology #joint #pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... Differential Diagnosis ... claudication, visual ... tract: Abdominal pain ... • Cogan syndrome
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperemia Spasm • Vasculitis ... Air Embolism • Vasculitis ... Marfan's Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis