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Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
- Malignancy: Leukemia ... cutis, Cutaneous ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... dermatoses #skin ... differential #diagnosis #cancer
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Most common extra cutaneous ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... violaceous, nontender cutaneous ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
- Summary Cancer ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
vasculitis) • Cutaneous ... response to local skin ... tears, Ischemia, Leukemia ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia ... • Lung cancer ... • Cervical cancer
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
#wavelengths #causes ... Sunburns and risk of cutaneous ... , occupational disease ... Skin Cancer. ... Mechanisms and treatments
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
promyelocytic leukemia ... involvement (2%) Cutaneous ... • Severe Liver Disease ... Treat primary cause ... #hematology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Lacrimal swelling • Skin ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... ) • Cutaneous vasculitis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
immunosuppressed pts ... contaminated dressings, surgery ... steroid use Dx: skin ... University Infectious Diseases ... #skin #clinical