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Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
pro-inflammatory cytokines ... hemophagocytosis and cytokine ... fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine ... Requires at least 2 clinical ... 3, and 4. 1) Clinical ... #Inflammatory #Cytokine ... Kaposi #diagnosis #management
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... ), Recombinant cytokines ... RCC #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... activation and cytokine ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
pro-inflammatory cytokines ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Hypothermia in Sepsis - Pathophysiology
 • 20% of septic pts → HYPOTHERMIA
 • Increased mortality 62%
proinflammatory cytokines ... anti-inflammatory cytokine
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Epithelioid cells → cytokines ... renal failure Clinical ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
Inhibition of cytokine ... Inhibition of cytokine
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Pathogenesis

 • Genetic factors (Mutations in HLA- DR2/HLA-DR3 genes, complement genes, cytokine
complement genes, cytokine ... of inflammatory cytokines
Cutaneous Manifestations of Monoclonal Gammopathy
 • Extravascular lg Deposits: Systemic amyloidosis, Nodular amyloidosis, Macroglobulinoderma, Follicular hyperkeratotic
Xanthomatosis • Cytokine ... dermatology #skin #clinical