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Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the ... -19 Infection ... be "precaution" rather ... Even with macular disease ... Pharmacology #Table #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Autoimmune diseases ... immune deficiency, Drugs ... Unknown cause Treatment ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Hepatitis (AAH) Drug-Induced ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
arthritis, Skin rash ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... this morphology Treatment ... : • Drug of choice ... Diseases Fellows ... #treatment #fungal
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Manifestations: Malar rash ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Usual therapeutic management ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Individualized Treatment ... children with TB disease ... are contacts of infectious ... MDR-TB source cases ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
This is a quick overview of hormonal acne treatment for the medical student and resident.

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#photo #management ... Koo EB, Petersen ... data review of 70 cases ... J Drugs Dermatol ... J Drugs Dermatol
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Petechial or purpuric rash ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... ) • Sepsis • Drug-induced ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management