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IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... endothelial lining of blood ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
a Sickle Cell Crisis ... Crises can be precipitated ... The underlying pathophysiology ... #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #symptoms
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
remainder likely arises ... to produce all classes ... /Symptoms/Findings ... plasma cells in blood ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Schonlein Purpura (IgA ... tract, and often causes ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #classification
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
vessels (vasculitis ... Decr delivery of blood ... inflammation tends to cause ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... • Progressive symptoms ... tract, and often causes
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
hair follicles -> causes ... endothelium) & Decr blood ... Livedo Reticularis, Vasculitis ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... - Sjogren - Vasculitis
Avascular Necrosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Physical Trauma (esp. to the scaphoid bone with damage
disease (sickle crisis ... ) • Multiple causes ... AvascularNecrosis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms