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Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... Presentation ​- Acute ... toxo reactivation Clinical ... Chronic phase: Derm ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... : • Common: fever ... Renal Failure Treatment ... management #hematology #oncology
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
Acute Dacryocystitis ... agents, and the fever ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome ... Acute febrile ... characterized by fever ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #dermatology #oncology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Encephalopathy - Acute ... Impaired short-term ... Findings: • Acute ... liver failure:
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... • Hepatorenal syndrome ... Treat underlying liver ... → No specific treatment ... straight cath or long-term
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Presentation: • Fever ... index < 2 • EPO Level ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms: Acute ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... elevated protein level ... persistent altered level ... epilepticus Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... syndrome associated ... presents as an acute ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment