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HLH clues
EBV associated
Elevated ferritin
Cytopenias
major criteria of stills disease
fever 39 greater than 1 week
arthralgia > 2 weeks
rash
WBC > 10m
minor criteria of stills disease
sore throat
LAD
HSM
Abnormal LFTs
negative ana and RF
bechet’s disease criteria
recurrent oral ulcers
recurrent genital ulcers
uveitis, retinitis, hypopyon
pathergy
malignancy associated with sweet syndrome
AML
pathology in sweets syndrome
neutrophilic infiltrate without vasculitis
GCA age distribution
older adults> 50 years old
clinical findings of GCA
fever
scalp or temporal artery tenderness
jaw claudication
amaurosis fugax/sudden vision loss
ESR > 100
takayasu epidemiology
young women
asian ancestry
clinical features of takayasu arteritis
fever, arthralgia
pain with palpation of carotid
decreased pulses
extremity claudication
TIAs
diagnosis of takayasu arteritis
arteriography
Lofgren syndrome
hilar LAD
acute arthritis
Erythema nodosum
biopsy in sarcoid
non caveating granulomas
CNS finding of sarcoid
aseptic meningitis with basilar enhancement
NODOSUM pneumonic
no cause
drugs: sulfa, penicillins
OCPs
Sarcoid
UC or Crohn’s
Microbes: EBV, Hep B/C, strep, mycoplasma, bartonella, TB, endemic fungi
kikuchi disease epidemiology
young women
clinical features of kikuchi disease
fever
cervical LAD (posterior and unilateral)
rash
asceptic meningitis
uveitis
pathology in kikuchi disease
necrotizing histiocytic infiltrate (no neutrophils) and fragments of nuclear debris
lab finding in kikuchi
atypical lymphocytes (mono like syndrome)
EGPA organs involved
lungs
skin
heart
GI tract
CNS
clinical clue for EGPA
tapering off steroids unmasks disease
ANCA in EGPA
p-ANCA
clinical triad of EGPA
allergic rhinitis
asthma
peripheral and lung eosinophilia
organ involvement in GPA
respiratory tract
eyes
lung
kidney
diagnosis of GPA
biopsy or p-ANCA
buzzwords for relapsing polychondritis
recurrent cellulitis/cartilage inflammation
saddle nose
cauliflower ear
sparing of ear lobe
parasternal joint involvement
contact precautions of flu
standard plus droplet
preferred diagnostic method for flu
PCR/NAAT
recommended flu medications for outpatients
osteltamivir, baloxivir, zanamivir and IV peramivir
recommended flu medication for inpatients
oseltamivir
cutoff window for hospitalized patients to get flu medication
none
oseltamivir safe in pregnancy?
yes
situation in which influenza PEP is indicated
nursing home outbreaks
adenovirus association with what mab
alemtuzumab
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome labs in cardiopulmonary phase
thrombocytopenia
hemoconcentration
left shift with atypical lymphocytes
elevated PT
abnormal LFTs
pharyngitis and rash
HIV
secondary syphilis
pharyngitis after oral intercourse
gonorrhea
HSV-2
pharyngitis and conjunctivitis
adenovirus
Vincent’s angina
acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
painful, sloughing of gingiva
clinical feature of Ludwig’s angina
woody induration of the neck
clinical feature of diptheria
bull neck
dose adjustments when using azoles with tac/cyclosporine/rapamycin
decrease tac dose by about 50%
will increase the tac levels
dose adjustements when using RIF and tacrolomus/cyclosporine/rapamycin
increase tac dose
decreases tac levels and can precipitate rejection
interaction between RIF and prednisone
increases prednisone level
management of Lyme carditis with heart block
don’t need permanent pacemaker, will resolve within several days of antibiotics
do you need lab testing for erythema migraines
no
Lyme testing in early infection
EIA/Serology can be negative in first 2-3 weeks of infection
prophylaxis for Lyme
give within 72 hours of tick exposure, 1 dose of 200 mg doxycycline
erythema migrans treatment
doxycycline x 10 d
amoxicillin or cefuroxime x 14 d
Lyme arthritis diagnosis
serology in blood is 100% sensitive
usually only test you need
can also use the PCR 100% specificity on synovial fluid
treatment of neurological Lyme without parenchymal disease
CTX, Cefotaxime, Penicillin or PO Doxycycline
treatment of Lyme carditis outpatient
ok for PO doxycycline
preferred testing for Lyme arthritis
serum ab testing
treatment of Lyme arthritis
po for 28 days