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Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... erythematosus [SLE], AOSD ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... Lupusreference #druginduced ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... CNS • Headache, mild ... Seizures • Strokes Skin ... Chronic B-cell activation
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
with urticarial rash ... maculopapular skin ... Stills #disease #AOSD ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... Lupusreference #DrugInduced ... #Lupus #DIL #rheumatology ... diagnosis #treatment #management