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Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... : • Disease fatal ... Constitutional: Fever ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Diagnosis and Management ... hoarse voice +/- fever ... rhinorrhea, and fever ... Treatment: Single ... #pediatrics #peds
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... and symptoms: ... if neutropenic fever ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Clinical features ... - B symptoms ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... Noncontiguous spread • Clinical ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
correlates with time of fever ... the chest/trunk Symptoms ... Daily high spiking fever ... - Fever spikes ... Fever of at least
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... : Fever, Arthralgia ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
jirovecii Pneumonia Clinical ... CD4 < 200 • Symptoms ... 2—3 weeks • Fever ... often elevated Treatment ... Pneumonia #Diagnosis #Management
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... and Late Clinical ... arthralgia, headache, fever ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... cystitis, may have fever ... infection, such as fever ... data • Early treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... age, however the disease ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... and symptoms can ... following: • Fever