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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... common sites: hip ... • XR, MRI to ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... #hematology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
: • Chest pain ... zone infiltrates ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... involvement MAI ... factor • May cause
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
blisters containing pus ... nonerosive inflammatory arthritis ... Rule out other causes ... - MRI: inflammation ... #diagnosis #management
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... is coughed up, ... Within one month ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Usual interstitial pneumonia ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... #Diagnosis #Management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... to two weeks, up ... day, followed by long ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
A common cause of ... thus obstructing one ... of the main bronchi ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Total #Lung
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
of aspiration pneumonia ... weakness + atrophy- Hip ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... of aspiration pneumonia ... statins - probably caused
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT chest ... abdomen if abdominal pain ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology