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Jun 28, 2021, 8 tweets

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6/21 - bit.ly/2TbybKM #cpsvmrpearls The Ddx for lymphocytic pleocytosis is divided into Infectious causes (bacterial, viral, parasitic, fungi) and Non-Infectious causes (Autoimmune and Malignancy)

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6/22- bit.ly/35Vi32L #cpsvmrpearls We usually think of neurocysticercosis -> seizure or HA w a circle & a dot/few dots on imaging, but there is a rare form called cysticercal encephalitis that is
1. more common in young girls
2. p/w miliary cysticercosis & AMS (1/2)

In these pts., remember to avoid anti-parasitic drugs which can cause fatal cerebral edema
Tx = steroids & AEDs (2/2)

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6/23 - bit.ly/3x0OCbF #cpsvmrpearls Thrombocytopenia can be interpreted as an acute phase reactant, whereas thrombocytosis suggests chronic inflammation.

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6/24 - bit.ly/2Sw2rj7 #cpsvmrpearls Acute pericalcific arthritis mimics Septic arthritis and Crystalline arthropathies.

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6/25 - bit.ly/3hdbEVL #cpsvmrpearls Isolated aPTT elevation and thrombocytopenia points to APLA.

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6/27 - #cpsvmrpearls Amyloidosis can affect the GI tract causing protein losing enteropathy and therefore anasarca.

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