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IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... Mild infection: ... erysipelas with no focus ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
cytokines (TNFa,lL1, IL6 ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum (GON) - Figure 1

A 4-day-old girl was brought to the emergency department (ED)
(GON) - Figure 1 ... A 4-day-old girl ... eyelid (Figure 1) ... Chemosis and injection ... #Clinical #Photo
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
AM stiffness, >1 ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... exam and imaging Treatment ... corticosteroid injections ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
immunophenotype Clinical ... Manifestations: 1) ... Infection due to ... Agents: 1) ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old ... dacryocystitis — infection ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
-1 and IL-6, leading ... Fever is the main clinical ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
, persists for 1- ... chancre lasts 1 ... administered, the infection ... Chancres #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... • Clinical Manifestations ... life-threatening • Treatment ... comparison #table #rheumatology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... nosocomial infection ... immunocompromised, IBD ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1