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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... (IRIS) (not an ... infection per se ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
conditions I - Infection ... : Bacterial infections ... , Viral infections ... Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... to an existing infection ... opportunistic infection ... an unrecognized infection ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
Genital Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated - Vesicles:
 • Herpes simplex
Elevated - Papules / Plaques -
Papules / Plaques - Infectious ... ) • Reiter's syndrome ... Plaques - Non-infectious ... ) • Behcet's syndrome ... #skinlesions #dermatology
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Viral: Measles, Infectious ... diseases, Toxic shock syndrome ... , DRESS, Sweet syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
eye • Anterior-iris ... Posner-Schlossman Syndrome ... • Infectious: ... Behcet's, SLE, TINU syndrome ... HIA B27-related syndrome
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection ... spherocytosis) • Infections ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
myelodysplastic syndrome ... Infectious manifestations ... dermatosis: Sweet's syndrome ... myelodysplastic #syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome ... upper respiratory infection ... Scalded #Skin #Syndrome ... Peds #Pediatrics #Dermatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
history of recurrent infections ... disease • Infectious ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology