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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome Systemic ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... other auto-immune diseases ... #treatment #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
sx + signs/sx of ... in literature (NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... central nervous system ... Signs and symptoms ... resonance imaging [MRI ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Symptoms (SX) in ... purpura: Strong sign ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... vasculitis • Behcet ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... months to years) Systemic ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the nervous system ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... disease - Sjogren ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management