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Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Manifestations ... cytokines -> localized inflammatory ... Mucocutaneous #Manifestations ... #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Mixed Urinary Incontinence ... tumour, stone, BPH ... (neurogenic), inflammation ... #Mixed #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Swollen Joints • Inflammation ... Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus ... Extra-articular manifestations ... mild synovial inflammation ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Extra-articular Manifestations ... endoscopy (Not Inflammatory ... Bladder and bowel incontinence ... Complications #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
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FGF-related proteins) Inflammation ... activation of inflammatory ... Urgency, nocturia, incontinence ... bladder stones #BPH ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Extra-articular manifestations ... • Rate of inflammatory ... etc • Systemic inflammation ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms