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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
) General: Fever ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... • CT: Halo sign ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... Constitutional symptoms ... , rales, interstitial
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... history of cancer, HIV ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... , fever, myalgia
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... (45%) • Fever ... (28%) • Skin rash ... • New onset SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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69% - Malar rash ... 40% - Fever 36% ... Myositis 4% - Lung ... autoantibodies #signs ... #symptoms #mimickers
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... General: fever, ... : ACUTE, fever, ... presentation with fever ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... Clinical Features: Lungs ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... to: Arthritis, Fever ... and leukemia • Lung
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Adrenals: • Lung ... from RTA type IV ... • Low-grade fever ... Reduced libido • Signs ... autoimmune adrenalitis cases
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... conditions: Autoimmune (SLE ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... Behcet disease - SLE ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm