Whipple’s Disease

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Whipple’s Disease

This article reviews the microbiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic testing, and treatment of Whipple’s disease, an illness caused by Tropheryma whipplei and characterized by multivariate clinical manifestations including an…

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Extrapulmonary Manifestations of Sarcoidosis

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Extrapulmonary Manifestations of Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease characterized by the development of epithelioid granulomas in various organs. Although the lungs are involved in most patients with sarcoidosis, virtually any organ can be…

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Relapsing Polychondritis

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Relapsing Polychondritis

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease characterized by episodic, progressive inflammatory destruction of cartilage. It can occur as an overlap syndrome in patients with other rheumatologic conditions….

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Behçet’s Syndrome

Oct 1, 2017 by in RHEUMATOLOGY Comments Off on Behçet’s Syndrome

Behçet’s syndrome (BS) shows a peculiar distribution, with a much higher prevalence in countries along the ancient Silk Road compared with rest of the world. BS also seems to follow…

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