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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
body, vitreous, retina ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... , sarcoidosis, Behcet ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
disease: Uveitis or retinal ... test Most Common Clinical ... (e.g. uveitis, retinal ... : Ocular Behcet's ... #criteria #rheumatology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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, vasculitis) Retinal ... coagulopathy Retinal ... vasospasm / retinal ... understood vasospasm of retinal ... Ocular causes -
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... - **MSK rads ... Tendon Sheath - Nodular ... #mri #clinical ... #msk #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
disease (panuveitis, retinal ... syndrome (Clinical ... involvement (uveitis or retinal ... : Giant retinal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... Optic neuritis • Retinal ... detachment • Central retinal ... occlusion • Central retinal ... vein occlusion
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... thrombi including retinal ... : • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... Vessels: Supply gut ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal ... tract, and often causes ... purpura, joint & gut ... vasculitis • Behcet ... #Rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology