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Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's ... Disease (AOSD) ... : High spiking fever ... : high fever, CRP ... #Disease #AOSD
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... triad: Fever, Arthralgia ... Complications: MAS ... #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... Still disease ... erythematosus [SLE], AOSD ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... mL Gf consider MAS ... Treatment - Mild ... #onset #Stills ... #disease #AOSD #
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
activation of macrophages ... • Clinical: fever ... • Autoimmune diseases ... : SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Still disease,
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... , chills, malaise ... osteomyelitis, trauma ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Treatment: admission
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Disease ... function of alveolar macrophages ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... , cough, chills, ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... • Isolated fever ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Generalized: Chills ... night sweats, fever ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
) - Diagnosis and ... Diabetes • HIV and AIDS ... some instances, macrophages ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... #infectiousdiseases