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AAFP Severity-based approach to treating acne.

#Management #Dermatology #PrimaryCare #Acne #Algorithm #Treatment
#Management #Dermatology ... #PrimaryCare #Acne
Acne treatment algorithm suggested by Gollnick et al - Mild Moderate and Severe Acne
#Management #Dermatology #PrimaryCare
and Severe Acne #Management ... #Dermatology #PrimaryCare
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... : Evidence of macrophage ... #Activation #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Global Alliance algorithm to improve outcomes in acne.
†With small nodules (>0.5–1 cm).
‡Consider physical removal of comedones.
§Second
#Management #Dermatology ... #PrimaryCare #Acne
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
with excessive macrophage ... activation and ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Anti-IL6 Agents (Tocilizumab, Siltuximab) in COVID19

IL-6 activates T cells and macrophages, among other cell types (see
activates T cells and macrophages ... (see “Cytokine Activation ... #Pharmacology #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 ... IFN-y) → Excessive activation ... of macrophages ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
by the alveolar macrophages ... IFN-γ-activated macrophages ... aggregation of macrophages ... • Endogenous reactivation ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
by the alveolar macrophages ... IFN-γ-activated macrophages ... aggregation of macrophages ... • Endogenous reactivation ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis and Management ... complex → plt activation ... Management: • ... diagnosis and management ... #Treatment #Hematology