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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
) General: Fever ... Photosensitivity, Butterfly rash ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the ... hyperthermia - Most cases ... initiation of treatment ... (see below) and ... #Algorithm #Symptoms
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... weight loss, and fever ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... to: Arthritis, Fever ... and leukemia • Lung
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
- Nonremitting fever ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... ) • Heart, lung ... erythematosus [SLE ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... (45%) • Fever ... (28%) • Skin rash ... • New onset SLE ... antibody test) Treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... run-down or tired • Fevers ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... respiratory distress syndrome ... gradually with symptoms ... Fever 4. ... Improvement in symptoms
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... • Autoimmune (SLE ... night sweats, fever ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... hematuria, + RF Treatment
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... + Nonspecific symptoms ... : Fever, weight ... such as: • SLE ... affected tissue Treatment