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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... without localizing signs ... #differential #diagnosis ... #tropical #travel
Adult Onset Still's Disease - Yamaguchi Criteria
Major criteria:
 - Fever >= 39C lasting >= 1 weeks
: - Fever >= 39C ... with concomitant fever ... : - Infection, ... #Diagnosis #Major ... #Minor #Rheumatology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... cæxist with other infections ... Diagnostic Criteria ... - Fever lasting ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... : • Recurrent infections ... if neutropenic fever ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
susceptibility, infectious ... : High spiking fever ... Systemic AOSD: high fever ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: HLH signs and ... can mimic common infections ... following: • Fever ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad: Fever ... Differential Diaqnoses ... : • Infectious ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
Diagnostic Criteria ... Fever, temperature ... an underlying hematologic ... gastrointestinal tract infection ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Histopathologic criteria ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... • Clinical: fever ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology