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

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... erythematosus [SLE], AOSD ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
the chest/trunk Symptoms ... maculopapular skin ... Stills #disease #AOSD ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
excessive macrophage activation ... also observed in adults ... HLH signs and symptoms ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Epidemiology: • Young adults ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... rheumatoid arthritis, adult-onset ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... Chronic B-cell activation ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... required due to skip ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... to find in an adult ... - Common in: Adults ... Common Signs and Symptoms ... #Hematology #HemeOnc