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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
disease (SVC/IVC occlusion ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... : SLE, Reactive ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, inflammatory arthritis ... Erythematous, macular ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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• Cogan Syndrome ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... purpura: strong sign ... vasculitis, and SLE ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... - Signs and Symptoms ... • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis ... Thrombocytosis, Felty's syndrome ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal ... diseases, such as SLE ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... purpura: Strong sign ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... overlaps with RA, SLE ... gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... #Rheumatology #