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

What?
A subset of
Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... purpura to mucosal bleeding ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... arthritis, Skin rash ... fraction < 20% Differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
LC deposition disease ... • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... Classification #Nephrology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Rarely dominate the clinical ... Maculopapular rash ... reticularis Differential ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... #rash #diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... may cause severe clinical ... due to chronic disease ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... based on repeat clinic ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Differential #
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... inflammation, leading ... #rheumatology #
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... infections • Lyme disease ... MRI lesions and clinical ... #differential #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Clinical Features ... vein thrombosis Hematologic
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
extensive skin rash ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... : symptomatic treatment ... • Severe disease ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome