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Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
and Management ... cæxist with other infections ... Diagnostic Criteria ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #management #treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... Complications: 1) Infection ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
and Management ... skin necrosis (at injection ... Management: • ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... Criteria: • Isolation ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... #management #diagnosis
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... Prednisone 0.5-1mg/kg ... #rheumatology # ... management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Histopathologic criteria ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
Triggers: ▪ Infections ... Diagnostic Criteria ... of 8 HLH-2004 criteria ... #Management #Hematology ... #HemeOnc
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Prednisone 5mg/kg ... : Infection (sepsis ... Renal Failure Treatment ... #management #hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis vs infection ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
breast, skin DIAGNOSIS ... • Essential Criteria ... Exclusion of Mimics: Infectious ... 2019 ACR/EULAR Criteria ... #Management #Rheumatology