Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... hepatitis β€’ Pulmonary ... β€’ Ocular: uveitis ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Inflammation of the iris ... blindness, linked to macular ... Classification #Differential ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 β€’ Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... symptoms Intracranial ... Children with pulmonary ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... sinusitis - pulmonary ... Ulceration GI tract - Ocular ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... prognosis β€’ Nodular ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... pathophysiology #Hematology ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... coagulopathy) β€’ CBC w differential ... or serologies + symptoms ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... associated with rheumatologic ... it difficult to differentiate ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms
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Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 β€’ Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 β€’ Pulmonary:
Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms ... β€’ Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis ... Scleromalacia perforans β€’ Pulmonary ... Arthritis #RA #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
weeks without symptoms ... Myopericarditis, Systemic symptoms ... : pulmonary manifestations ... Pericarditis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology