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Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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Tinea Versicolor ... lipid-dependent yeasts Clinical ... #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Diagnosis ... #Management
Herpes Zoster: Herpes virus mediated infection that occurred in this patient receiving chemotherapy 
for an underlying
Patient also has ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Herpes ... Zoster #V1 #UCSDH #Shingles
Erythema Annulare Centrifugum (EAC),
This is erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC), one of the “figurate erythemas.” These lesions
Commonly mistaken for tinea ... Classically has ... Centrifugum #EAC #clinical ... #photo #dermatology ... #skinrash
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial management ... based primarily on clinical ... HIT laboratory tests ... individual patient may ... #Hematology #HIT
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... Liver function tests ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... Thresholds in Critical ... NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... PRBC transfusions may ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis: • Clinical ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... non-heparin A/C if clinical ... #Treatment #Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
7th decade • May ... Viral Infection Clinical ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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Related Disease Clinical ... history: Man, ... specific laboratory tests ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... workup #treatment #rheumatology