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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... : • Acute or Chronic ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus ... #rheumatology #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... involve PNS and CNS ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... life-threatening • Treatment ... • Evolution: Chronic ... disease Dr. ... lupus #Systemic #Erythematosus
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Waiting" →several RCTs ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Systemic lupus erythematosus ... nervous system (CNS ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... with a relatively chronic ... extramedullary disease ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
basal ganglia, CNS ... meningitis), MCC CNS ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... ischemia - Skin: erythematous ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... • ANA (Suggest CTD ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Tinea Pedis 70 M chronic ... sp. pruritic, erythematous ... & depending on its ... University Infectious Diseases ... #photo #foot #dermatology