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Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
failure) with severe pain ... at the site of infection ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
As the infection ... of illness and pain ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #Leg ... #SkinRash #Necrotizing
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
onset of swelling, pain ... diagnose concomitant infection ... • Metabolic syndrome ... swelling, significant pain ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
failure) with severe pain ... at the site of infection ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... • Fever is the main ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... causes such as infectious ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
onset of swelling, pain ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... can mimic common infections ... agent are the main ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... effusions, weight gain ... Differential Diagnosis: Infection ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... +/- myocardial infarction ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology