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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive ... - GI tract: abdominal ... well as inner ear ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
of 37°C to the near-freezing ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... emboli, and ocular ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive ... Cogan syndrome: Ocular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... Giant retinal tears ... Leukemia, Lymphoma Ocular ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... infections • Nodular ... Hematologic malignancy ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
, paresthesia, abdominal ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... month at least 1 year ... timeline #treatment #rheumatology
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
chondritis • Ocular ... Eyes • Inner ear ... like "cauliflower ear ... Airway collapse or obstruction ... Polychondritis #rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... symptoms • Rheumatologic ... 3) Abdominal, ... , ocular, or disseminated ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases