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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS ... #neurology #rheumatology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... neuropathy Treatment ... with refractory disease ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
procedures - Infection ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... #Workup #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... #summary #rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Infections 2. ... fever, fatigue, Nausea ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Causes of Priapism
Many disease states have been associated with priapism, including hematologic disorders, malignancy, neurologic disorders,
Many disease states ... priapism, including hematologic ... disorders, malignancy, neurologic ... disorders, trauma, infection ... #Differential #Table
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... • Lyme disease ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
nervous system (CNS ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology