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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
thrombosis of short ... Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Rheumatology # ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
10%) • Otitis media ... /squamous cell CA ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... vision or black spots
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... external factors • Median ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #Rare #Causes
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... claudication: pain ... #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... - Symptoms may ... years - May have signs ... Residency @CMC_IM #Potts
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
wall vessels (medium-sized ... Identification of causes ... > GPA, EGPA • ... #semiology #signs ... lesions #diagnosis #clinical
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 ... , cough, chest pain ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... Inflammation and pain ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... - Hematologic
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Clinical Features ... joint and spine, & medium ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... Rule out other causes ... diagnosis #management
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Pathogenesis and clinical ... anti-coagulation • Hematologic ... -> Cherry-red spot ... retinal edema caused ... #symptoms