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Behcet Syndrome |
Behçet syndrome is
a multisystem disease probably first described by
Hippocrates in the 5th century. The syndrome
carries the name of the Turkish dermatologist......... |
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Costochondritis |
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Chest pain is a
common reason for parents to seek medical
attention for their children. Annually, physicians
evaluate approximately 650,000 cases of chest pain
in patients
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Fibromyalgia |
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Fibromyalgia is a
syndrome characterized by multiple soft tissue
tender points (TPs), musculoskeletal pain,
stiffness in multiple areas, absence of other
systematic manifestations...... |
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Infantile
Polyarteritis Nodosa |
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Infantile
polyarteritis nodosa (IPAN) is a rare and often
lethal inflammatory disease of small and medium
arteries. Polyarteritis has been described
worldwide, although vasculitic..... |
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Mixed Connective
Tissue Disease |
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In 1972, Sharp and
colleagues first proposed mixed connective tissue
disease (MCTD) as a separate autoimmune disorder.
The initial definition identified patients with a
specific.... |
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Myositis Ossificans
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Myositis ossificans is an aberrant reparative
process that causes benign heterotopic (ie,
extraskeletal) ossification in soft tissue. Von
Dusch...... |
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Reiter Syndrome |
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Hippocrates
observed that "A youth does not suffer from gout
until after sexual intercourse." Medical observers
over several centuries clearly have been impressed
by the relation ... |
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Rheumatic Fever |
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RF develops in
children and adolescents following pharyngitis
with GABHS (ie, Streptococcus pyogenes).
The organisms attach to the epithelial cells of
the upper respiratory tract..... |
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Sjogren Syndrome
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Sjögren syndrome is
a slowly progressive inflammatory disorder
involving the exocrine glands. Mikulicz and others
recognized the findings of keratoconjunctivitis
and xerostomia as.... |
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Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus |
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Systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) is a rheumatic disease
characterized by autoantibodies directed against
self-antigens, immune complex formation, and
immune dysregulation..... |
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Takayasu
Arteritis |
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In 1908, Mikito
Takayasu, a Japanese ophthalmologist, reported the
association of retinal arteriovenous anastomoses
and absent upper extremity pulses. Takayasu
arteritis..... |
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Transient
Synovitis |
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Transient synovitis
(TS) is the most common cause of acute hip pain in
children aged 3-10 years. The disease causes
arthralgia and arthritis secondary to a transient
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Vasculitis and
Thrombophlebi |
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Vasculitis is a
descriptive term associated with a heterogeneous
group of diseases that results in inflammation of
blood vessels. Arteries and veins of any size in
any organ may be..... |
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Weber-Christian
Disease |
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In 1892, Pfeifer
first described the skin condition now known as
Weber-Christian disease, or idiopathic lobular
panniculitis. In 1925, Weber further depicted the
syndrome....... |
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