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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... for refractory disease ... refractory lesions • Derm ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... Features: alveolitis, ear ... thromboembolic disease ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... myeloid cells NEJM
Madelung’s Disease - The patient was found to have Madelung’s disease, also known as benign symmetric
Madelung’s Disease ... Launois–Bensaude syndrome ... disfiguring abnormal fat depositions ... #Clinical #Derm ... LaunoisBensaude #NEJM
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome ... Giant retinal tears ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... setting of liver disease ... intrinsic lung disease ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... carotid sinus syndrome ... further guide management ... and disposition ... the underlying disease
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... or metastatic disease ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... , infiltrative diseases ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Susac Syndrome - ... - Recurrent disease ... flares - 2-year ... David #Susac #Syndrome ... Triad #Diagnosis #Management
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
by animal feces depositing ... feces & after deposition ... rates of recurrent disease ... Cure rates near ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Injury (AKI) - Management ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... underlying liver disease ... the underlying disease ... straight cath or long-term