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Diagnosis of active multiple myeloma is not just CRAB; it's actually "SLiM CRAB" @Majorajay & @Vincentrk

#MultipleMyeloma
myeloma is not just CRAB ... actually "SLiM CRAB ... MultipleMyeloma #CRAB ... #SLIMCRAB #Oncology ... #HemeOnc #Hematology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
anti-coagulation • Hematologic ... Artery Occlusion (CRAO ... due to upstream CRAO ... seen months after CRAO ... CentralRetinalArtery #Occlusion #CRAO
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... organism, also 10% Crab ... chronic liver disease ... Vibrio #Vulnificus #skin ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... Alpha & Mu) Skin ... ↓anion gap • CRAB ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Oncology
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
most frequent skin ... appearing during the disease ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology #clinical ... #skin
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... autoinflammatory diseases ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
immunotactoid GN, Type I cryo ... Ig deposition disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
mg/kg/day (AION/CRAO ... GCA #Treatment #Management ... #Indications #rheumatology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
Summary Framework Hematologic ... sub-types based on the hematologic ... Bone lesions (CRAB ... #Significance #hematology ... #diagnosis #oncology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
with more severe disease ... Used to monitor disease ... Associated with skin ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management