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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 ... Complications: MAS ... #AdultOnset #Stills ... #management #treatment
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Syndrome (MAS) ... • Adult-onset Still ... manifestation of MAS ... Plasma exchange #MAS ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 ... IFN-y) → Excessive activation ... +, Adult-onset Still ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... Disease Systemic ... mL Gf consider MAS ... #Adult #onset #Stills ... #rheumatology #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Lung Abscess Management ... #differential #causes
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... caused by Bartonella ... fever, malaise, chills ... coinfection, toxo reactivation ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... P. h. humanus sticks ... LBRF was epidemic ... The table below ... Infectious Diseases
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
But can still have ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... had more severe disease ... Dermatomyositis: • ILD was ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management