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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis ... age, however the disease ... >500 ng/mL • Elevated ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
A subset of hemophagocytic ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... with or without treatment ... , but without treatment ... resembling rashes caused ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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Papulosquamous Skin Rash ... shaped) lesion with elevated ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Treatment
Primary HLH:
 - HLH-94 Protocol
    • Dexamethasone
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis ... or autoimmune disease ... for refractory disease ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #HLH #Hemophagocytic ... #management #hematology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... • Blood tests: Elevated ... severity of the disease ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
early localized disease ... Erythema elevatum ... called "Bazin's disease ... so-called fifth disease ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
extensive skin rash ... Edema in 70% of cases ... : symptomatic treatment ... • Severe disease ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
fibrinogen • Elevated ... • Severe Liver Disease ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... - Rash: multiple ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Treatment: - Systemic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology