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    Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: analysis of 244 cases - PubMed - 1 year(s) ago

    Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD) was first described in Japan in 1972. The disease frequently mimics tuberculous lymphadenitis, malign lymphoma, and many other benign and malignant conditions. To our knowledge, there is no previous study comparing the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patient …

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      It's been a long time... #diseasesjustlearned Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease https://t.co/YhtbhmVrrV The whole list, now up to 56(!), is here: https://t.co/XZdZ9prPOI

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    Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis - Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - 3 year(s) ago

    Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) refers to heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive disorders of childhood that disrupt bile formation and present with cholestasis of hepatocellular origin. The exact prevalence remains unknown, but the estimated incidence varies between 1/50,000 and 1/100,000 births.Three types of PFIC have been identified and related to mutations in…

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      It's been a while, but getting some follow-up from the inpatient service. Here's a particularly rare one. #diseasesjustlearned Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis https://t.co/spbcYaoReK Full list available at https://t.co/nJGEAe3hrD

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    May-Thurner syndrome: diagnosis and management - 3 year(s) ago

    May-Thurner Syndrom: Diagnose und Behandlung Über 50 Jahre lang wurde eine chronische Kompression der linken V. ilaca communis mit nachfolgender chronischer Obstruktion als pathogenetisch ursächlich angesehen. Allerdings ist der Mechanismus unbekannt, welche Kompression tatsächlich die Veränderungen verursacht. Eine akkurate Diagnostik ist besonders deswegen wichtig, weil meist junge Patienten…

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      Two weeks in a row! #diseasesjustlearned May-Thurner Syndrome https://t.co/hpwCw8RU90

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    The Tolosa-Hunt syndrome - 4 year(s) ago

    Defining the syndrome The syndrome of painful ophthalmoplegia consists of periorbital or hemicranial pain, combined with ipsilateral ocular motor nerve palsies, oculosympathetic paralysis, and sensory loss in the distribution of the ophthalmic and occasionally the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve. Various combinations of these cranial nerve palsies may occur, localising the…

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      It's been a minute. #Diseasesjustlearned Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome https://t.co/4dh7pvUdax

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    Diseases Just Learned — Adam S. Cifu MD - 4 year(s) ago

    Diseases Just LearnedI have been keeping this list for a few years (and tweeting the entries under the hashtag #diseasesjustlearned). These are diseases I have learned (or relearned) while caring for patients. The list reminds me what I love about medicine: that I will never master the field and that in order to do the best for our patients we can…

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      Up to 50 #diseasesjustlearned during my time on #medtwitter. A Grand Rounds talk just waiting to made (whenever I get the time). All 50 are listed, with references, here: https://t.co/nJGEAe3hrD

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    Neuralgic amyotrophy: An update on diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment - PubMed - 4 year(s) ago

    In this review we provide a current overview of the clinical features, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in neuralgic amyotrophy (NA). The disorder has several phenotypic variations, with a classic form in 70% of the patients. It is not rare, with an incidence …

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      I'm in a new #diseasesjustlearned peak. This is a good one. Never seen it, heard of it, or leaned about it until now. Neuralgic Amyotrophy https://t.co/6HLNp5CYlV I don't even want to hear from any hoity toity neurologists.

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    Anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein neuropathy - PubMed - 4 year(s) ago

    Therapy in patients with anti-MAG neuropathy is directed at reducing the antibody concentration, blocking the effector mechanisms and depleting the monoclonal B cells. The recent availability of rituximab, a monoclonal antibody suppressing B-cell clones, which is not myelosuppressive and does not ca …

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      #diseasesjustlearned Anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein neuropathy Apologies for the old reference but a good place to start. https://t.co/kVezhAg4Mx

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