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What is Churg-Strauss Syndrome?
Previous name of the condition currently named Eosinophilic Granulomatous Polyangitis.
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What is a Jarisch-Hexrheimer reaction?
Sepsis like reaction that can occur when treating Syphilis.
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What are Protease Inhibitors (Velcade) ?
This class of drug targets plasma cells (Name of a drug in this class is also acceptable)
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What is Echinococcus?
Abdominal trauma can result in anaphylaxis in this infection
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What is Idiopathic Capillary Leak Syndrome or Clark's disease?
IL-2 mediated disease resulting in shock, compartment syndrome and polycythemia.
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What is Whipple's disease?
Infection resulting in abdominal pain, diarrhea, malnutrition and dementia.
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What are cold agglutinins?
Mechanism of hemolysis that is rarely induced by IVIg.
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What is Meliodosis?
A patient returns from south east asia and has pneumonia, osteomyelitis, and CT showing a "swiss cheese" pattern of abscesses.
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What are anti-NMDA receptor antibodies?
Antibody (often malignancy associated) that causes psychosis. Best treatment is PLEX acutely.
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What is brucellosis?
Classic infection of goat milk afficionado's - fevers, undulant "wet hay" smell sweat and arthralgias.
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