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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 (25-75%): Inflammatory ... (Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
common systemic inflammatory ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... #Management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
nervous system • Inflammatory ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Signs and symptoms ... stimulation Clinical ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... likely it will be clinically ... , Sjögren Syndrome ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... • Cogan Syndrome ... : - Ocular inflammatory ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... : Ocular inflammatory
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
, rheumatoid arthritis ... life-threatening Differential ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... attraction of various inflammatory ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... Arthralgia's (common), arthritis ... #Symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms