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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
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... : • 80% have fever ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- Pel-Ebstein fever ... Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #differential #hematology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
and Management Summary ... Presentation: • Fever ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... diagnossi #management #treatment
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management Summary ... hot, swollen, pain ... active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... cervical, anal Cxs
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... effusions, weight gain ... common • Imaging: CXR ... #oncology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
and Management Summary ... Colicky flank pain ... night sweats, fever ... Imaging and Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Summary
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management Summary ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... unilateral symptoms (pain ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... : • Severe Disease
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) - Summary ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc