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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Treatment: • ... #summary #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... age, however the disease ... following: • Fever ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
lymphohistiocytosis (HLH ... • Periodic fever ... • HLH Labs: ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
characterized by fever ... with systemic disease ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... Treatment: - Systemic
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... Fever >38.5 2. ... : symptomatic treatment ... • Severe disease ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
night sweats, fever ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Nonspecific symptoms: Fever ... immunologically mediated diseases ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet disease ... affected tissue Treatment ... Polychondritis #rheumatology