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Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Reaction with Eosinophilia ... medication (in this case ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... #DRESS #Syndrome ... #Photo #UCSDH
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Reaction with Eosinophilia ... medication (in this case ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... #DRESS #Syndrome ... #Legs #Photo #UCSDH
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... • Prodrome: fever ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Reaction with Eosinophilia ... medication (in this case ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... #DRESS #Syndrome ... #Trunk #Photo #
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... - Budd-Chiari syndrome ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... peritonitis - Eosinophilic ... peritonitis #Ascites #Causes
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
pericarditis (select cases ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... hemodynamic reasons) • Eosinophilic ... Severe typhoid fever ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... disease (other than liver ... brain - Wasting syndrome ... due to HIV #AIDS ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Reaction with Eosinophilia ... Edema in 70% of cases ... Fever >38.5 2. ... Eosinophilia 4 ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases