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Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... cytokines -> localized inflammatory ... Subacute cutaneous lupus ... Manifestations #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Mixed Urinary Incontinence ... (neurogenic), inflammation ... #Mixed #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Swollen Joints • Inflammation ... Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus ... mild synovial inflammation ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
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 ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
mucosa leads to inflammation ... : Extension of inflammatory ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #otology
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
photophobia • GI - Inflammatory ... endoscopy (Not Inflammatory ... Bladder and bowel incontinence ... Complications #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms