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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
arthritis, Skin rash ... Differential Diaqnoses ... solid cancers • Systemic ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
highly inflammatory disease ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Neuropsychiatric systemic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
50,000 patients • Avg ... hemolytic anemia) • Systemic ... and M panel Management ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... maculopapular rash ... episode (30%) Systemic ... #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Eosinophilia and Systemic ... extensive skin rash ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... withdrawal • Mild disease ... #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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from subclinical disease ... Diagnosis - If suspected ... , AIH diagnosis ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... #Management #Hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... setting of liver disease ... intrinsic lung disease ... Underlying liver disease ... #hepatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Onset Still's Disease ... Systemic inflammation ... with urticarial rash ... #rheumatology # ... management