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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... permeability Diagnosis ... #neurology #rheumatology ... #cerebritis #diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... gland) biopsy • Ocular ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... affects the skin, neurologic ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Syndrome: - Ocular ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... #rheumatology #
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... involvement • 30%: CNS ... , weight loss, abdominal ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
subtypes: - Nodular ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkins #lymphoma #diagnosis ... classification #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Erythematous, macular ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... #Rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... et diutinum Neurologic ... Scleromyxedema (CNS ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Thromboembolism (7%) • CNS ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... • Severe Liver Disease ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... treatment #management #hematology