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Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's ... Disease (AOSD) ... AdultOnset #Stills #Disease ... #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... erythematosus [SLE], AOSD ... hypersensitivity syndromes • HLH ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Autoimmune diseases ... : SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Still disease, ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Disease Clinical ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH ... age, however the disease ... also observed in adults ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... maculopapular skin ... #AOSD #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Epidemiology: • Young adults ... common in Asia • HLA-B51 ... response to local skin ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
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 ... ▪ Autoimmune diseases ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL ... history • Young adults ... number of sites of disease ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
donors (due to anti-HLA ... infections with skin ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions