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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis C virus ... (HCV) infection ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... #treatment #hcv ... infectiousdisease #hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... +++: Virus (EBV, ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... Immunodeficiency Virus ... Clubbing #Fingernail #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
Herpes simplex virus ... 20%) congenital infection ... Mononucleosis-like disease ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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., HIV), EBV infection ... Etiology: - Infections ... Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #differential #hematology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
- Differential Diagnosis ... Congenital Diseases ... deficiency Infections ... • Epstein-Barr virus ... #Hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Infections 2. ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... antibody test) Treatment ... ART to slow HIV disease ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis