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

What?
A subset of
• Periodic fever ... multiorgan failure • Fever ... - Nonremitting fever ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... Mediterranean Fever ... : EGPA, Horton Disease ... , Takayasu Disease ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(SLE) General: Fever ... Demyelinating syndromes ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... Glomerulonephritis Myositis ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... • Metabolic syndrome ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... Conjunctivitis, Mucositis ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... diagnossi #management #treatment
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... acute neck pain, fever ... #Rheumatology #
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... age, however the disease ... following: • Fever ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... • Transverse Myelitis ... to: Arthritis, Fever ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Coronary arteries - Fever ... Conjunctivitis, mucositis ... • Cogan Syndrome ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology