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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... refractory lesions Ocular ... by case) • Surgery ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... characteristic finding ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... stages #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
150 published cases ... Limit vascular filling ... spacing of IVIg cures ... #diagnosis #management ... timeline #treatment #rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rule out other causes ... sites such as the collar ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... Lymphoma (90-95% of cases ... number of sites of disease ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... mass • Rapidly rising ... -> AML: Blast crises ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
chondritis • Ocular ... hearing loss, nausea ... 30% of cases such ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management