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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... age, however the disease ... : • Infection ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
lymphohistiocytosis (HLH ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... Triggers: ▪ Infections ... ▪ Autoimmune diseases ... underlying trigger: Infections ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
diagnose concomitant infection ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Algorithm Assess ... - Screen for infection ... with chest x-ray ... - Concomitant diseases ... #Algorithm #hepatology