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Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... responsible for most cases ... Early latent year ... Late latent >1 year ... #stages #diagnosis
Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
Sometimes, lymph nodes near ... heals without treatment ... However, if adequate treatment ... #Chancres #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
- The chancre ... Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... within the last year ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... B-LNH), solid cancers ... Treatment: • ... Nicolas Taar
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... Brain, Eye, and Ear ... and treatment can ... Infectious • Syphilis ... MRI lesions and clinical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... epilepticus Treatment ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... until cause identified
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... (Cornelia NEJM ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... support for patients clinically ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... management #cardiology #treatment
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... disease and lung cancer ... bronchiectasis, and syphilis ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
c-Diff, GCCT (LGV), syphilis ... prolapse, CD, cancer ... Treatment Considerations ... Proctitis #IBD #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm