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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 ... Fever is the main clinical ... easy bruising to purpura ... (Petechial or purpuric ... rash) • Heart,
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... 3rd Decade Skin ... CNS • Headache, mild ... Seizures • Strokes Skin ... Chronic B-cell activation
Symmetrical Drug-Related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema (SDRIFE)

49M +burning rash groins/buttocks (pic in next thread) x 1d.
Intertriginous and Flexural ... well-demarcated, erythematous ... , blisters, or purpura ... Washington University ID ... #clinical #photo
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... • Periorbital purpura ... Inflammation → Macrophage ... activationIL