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Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
should be major: 1. ... maculopapular skin ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... #rheumatology #management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
rash in association ... : 1. ... Fever >38.5 2. ... withdrawal • Mild ... disease: symptomatic treatment
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
Somalia, had similar skin ... ringworm, was diagnosed ... therapy; after 1 ... week of treatment ... #clinical #photo
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... -1, TNF-a1pha, IL ... loss from the skin ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... integrity of: • Skin ... vasculitis Treatment ... Supplementation with 1
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
12 weeks): • Mild ... : Malaise, fever ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... #InfectiousDiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) ... culture Note that fever ... seen in only in 1/ ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Presentation: Fever ... weight loss • Skin ... : Rash is the most ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
-1 and IL-6, leading ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology