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Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
characterized by extensive skin ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... Skin involvement ... reaction • SJS/TEN ... disease: symptomatic treatment
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg ... , skin or esophageal ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Diagnostic Criteria ... • Treatment algorithms ... PV #Diagnosis #Management ... #hematology
Laser Treatment Indications in Dermatology
 
When lasers are the 
treatment of choice: 
 • Port wine
Laser Treatment ... ED&C • Spider leg ... gold therapy • Skin ... #Indications #Criteria ... #Management #Treatment
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
maculopapular skin ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... AOSD #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Infection (eg ... Histopathologic criteria ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
Immune basis: Th2 & Treg ... prostate, breast, skin ... • Essential Criteria ... 2019 ACR/EULAR Criteria ... #Rheumatology
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... pruritus • Hematologic ... Dove sensitive skin ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
and fatigue Criteria ... connective tissue components ... • Inner ear • Skin ... affected tissue Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
& contributory components ... Management of PG ... corticosteroid (eg ... PG secondary treatment ... clinical #photo #dermatology