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Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Leukemia, Tumour ... Autoimmune • ITP • SLE ... • CLL • APLA ... #Causes #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... infiltrates (anemia, thrombocytopenia ... Agranulocytosis • Hypogammaglobulinemia ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... non-Hodgkin lymphoma SLL ... Neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia ... #CLL #Chronic ... #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Myelodysplastic syndrome ... myeloid leukemia ... (CML) - Dr. ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... specifically immune thrombocytopenia ... DDX - Other causes ... #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... Cell Leukemia ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Pathergy Summary Overview

What is pathergy?
Pathergy is an exaggerated skin injury occurring after minor trauma such as
Chronic myeloid ... leukemia (CML) ... #differential # ... allergy #immunology ... #dermatology #skin