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Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Benefits: ↓ Disease ... usually after 5-20 years ... [usually after years ... Worsening of other diseases ... #sideeffects #rheumatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Clarkson’s Disease ... Median age 50 years ... month at least 1 year ... #Clarksons #Disease ... timeline #treatment #rheumatology
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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- Recurrent disease ... flares - 2-year ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... adults 20 to 40 years ... Giant retinal tears ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology ... #disease
"Marble Eyelids" in Scleroderma - Eyelid Stiffness on Physical Exam

Eversion of the lower eyelid is made
Scleroderma was a disease ... Hippocrates over 2,000 years ... clinical #video #rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... history: Man, 60 years ... IgG4 #Related #Disease ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Epidemiology: • 40-70 years ... with autoimmune diseases ... of associated disease ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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(Granulomatous disease ... : - Age < 30 years ... artery - Age > 50 years ... atherosclerotic disease ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Female (75%), 18-50 years ... other auto-immune diseases ... Management #treatment #rheumatology
Diagnosis of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura) - French Vasculitis Study Group 

1) Suggestive clinical manifestations
between 4 and 7 years ... - Systemic disease ... HSP #Diagnosis #Rheumatology