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Sickle cell anemia and Howell Jolly bodies (nuclear remnants).

 - Dr. Abubaker Elshaikh
@ElshaikhMD

#SickleCell #HowellJolly #Body #Bodies
Sickle cell anemia ... #HowellJolly #Body ... #Bodies #Pathology ... #Hematology #Smear ... #Clinical #Microscopy
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... portion of the body ... throughout the body ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Myeloma: In this BM core, most plasma cells contain cytoplasmic immunoglobulin (Russell bodies).

They're difficult to identify
core, most plasma cells ... immunoglobulin (Russell bodies ... RussellBodies #Body ... PlasmaCells #BoneMarrow #Clinical ... #Pathology #Hematology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... amyotrophy with the pathologic ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Microglial cells ... Can involve any body
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... organ damage Clinical ... variants of both • Acral ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
from the normal body ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... occlusions, as well ... : • + Clinical ... Biopsy: Typical pathologic
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
travel to lymph nodes ... → spread in body ... has five major clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... becomes a yeast cell
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
plasmacytoma) Clinical ... with pain in the bones ... anywhere in the body ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... #Workup #Hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
HLH is a critical ... Clinical Presentation ... Pathophysiology ... marrow/spleen/lymph nodes ... #Management #Hematology