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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... disease) Differential ... spondyloarthritis • Ocular ... Leukemia, Lymphoma Ocular ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... • Sjögren’s syndrome ... hyperviscosity syndrome
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... Myasthenia gravis • Ocular ... lens wearing • Ocular ... • Scarring • Ocular ... #ocular
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
limb Gitelman syndrome ... tubule Liddle syndrome ... Distal renal tubular ... Defects #Kidney #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
One-and-a-half Syndrome ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... Sarcoidosis • Neuro Behcets ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #radiology #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... of hypokalemia starts ... hypokalemia • Renal tubular ... #causes #nephrology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Leukocytoclastic vasculitis Behcet's ... Oral and genital Sores ... Ulceration GI tract - Ocular ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
	•
Facial Swelling - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Trauma: • Ocular ... Swelling #Edema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Crohn disease • Behcet ... Crohn's disease • Behcet's ... #Diagnosis #intermittent