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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... diagnosis #management #signs
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
Hoffmann's sign ... as follows: the test ... if rapid flexion ... especially of the lesions ... #Clinical #Video
Yergason's Test on Shoulder Examination
Patient Position: Sitting
Examiner Position: Standing adjacent to the test arm. One hand
Yergason's Test ... adjacent to the test ... Positive Sign: ... tendinitis or SLAP lesion ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Test for the respective ... thin smear • Signs ... CTA • Liver lesions ... node biopsy • Clinical
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
chest (in a V-sign ... Inverse Gottron’s sign ... Auricular skin lesions ... auricular papules Clinical ... -74%] • Blood tests
Dermatology Skin Lesion Atlas

#Skin #Lesions #Atlas #Map #Nomenclature #Dermatology #Naming #Terminology #Clinical

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Fitzpatrick's
Dermatology Skin Lesion ... Atlas #Skin #Lesions ... #Terminology #Clinical ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... compressive cord lesion ... • Bilateral signs ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... or optic nerve lesions
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Pathogenesis and clinical ... pain • + elbow flexion ... test • + Tinel ... sign over cubital ... • + Froment's sign
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... the “Chewing gum test ... required due to skip lesions ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
extensor weakness - Sign ... Upper motor neuron lesion ... 9.2, LR- 0.09 Best ... test characteristics