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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
oral ulcers in 12 ... uveitis or retinal damage ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... • Arthritis: SLE ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... trigger - Direct skin ... 50% of patients Skin ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
Beane Freeman LE ... cancer: clinical ... , occupational disease ... Biol. 2013;5(2). 12 ... Mechanisms and treatments
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
and end-organ damage ... - Purpura - Skin ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... • Autoimmune diseases ... : - 10% SLE or
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
the mainstay of treatment ... patients with kidney disease ... Graft-Versus-Host Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Cryoglobulinemia (4%-12% ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Mechanisms: • Direct Damage ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Headaches • Pale skin ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... acute Parvovirus B19 ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
inflammation and tissue damage ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Check Vitamin B12 ... Disorders: - SLE ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment