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TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Prognosis: Usually mild ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... life-threatening • Treatment ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
-1 and IL-6, leading ... Histopathologic criteria ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... Criteria: • Elevated ... erythropoietin 1/ ... #hematology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
- Yamaguchi criteria ... should be major: 1. ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... #rheumatology #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonitis • ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1, ... #Rheumatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Criteria for Diagnosis ... : 1. ... withdrawal • Mild ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
Diagnostic Criteria ... 1. ... Excellent response to treatment ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Dermatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... symptoms, or> 1 ... Renal Failure Treatment ... #management #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
• A clinical diagnosis ... and lower jaw Treatment ... -1 inhibitors, IL ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Dermatology