21 results
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 ... autoinflammatory diseases ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Kawasaki Disease ... Presentation: • Fever ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #pediatrics #diagnossi
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... : High spiking fever ... Systemic AOSD: high fever ... #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
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 ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Onset Still's Disease ... the greater the disease ... onset #Stills #disease ... AOSD #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics ... Arthritis #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... mild (malaise, fever ... q12h)x60 days • Pediatric ... 90-120 days • Pediatric ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
) B symptoms → fevers ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... following: • Fever ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology