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Retinal Vasculitis in Takayasu’s Arteritis- ...Ophthalmologic examination revealed severe impairment, with perception of only light in
- ...Ophthalmologic ... examination showed normal ... Panel A, and see Video ... follow-up 4 weeks later ... #NEJM #clinical
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... • Bilateral signs ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
antigen assay has a sensitivity ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Meningitis, septic arthritis