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Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
fungal ringworm infection ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... : fever +++, hepatosplenomegaly ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Rapid onset of fever ... immunosuppressive meds ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical ... #photo
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... can mimic common infections ... following: • Fever ... : • Infection ... #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... triad: Fever, Arthralgia ... : • Infectious ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... dacryocystitis — infection ... agents, and the fever ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
, the infection ... ) ▪ Malaise, fever ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
transmission as zoonotic infection ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
immunophenotype Clinical ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... Complications: 1) Infection ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
syndromes Clinical ... is the main clinical ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis