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CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... , Headache, Movement ... permeability Diagnosis ... #SLE #CNS #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... pain • Extra-CNS ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
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 ... symptoms (headache ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, macular, patchy ... Differential Diagnosis ... involve PNS and CNS ... • Headache, mild ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
50 years • New headache ... affects the skin, neurologic ... ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... papules, pustules, erythematous ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... Infections #HIV #AIDS
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... vision changes, headaches ... brain sagging syndrome ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
cough, chills, headache ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular