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Dacrolith Eyelid Expression 
Chronic canuliculitis typically presents with recurrent unilateral epiphora and a pouting punctum. Other
Dacrolith Eyelid ... and bacterial infections ... concretion-like” sulphur granules ... These sulphur granules ... #granule #Eyelid
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
overt cytoplasmic granules ... I see all of these ... promyelocytic #leukemia #APL ... #APML #Pathology ... #Hematology #Clinical
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... distinctive primary granules ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
histamine in their granules ... Diabetes/DKA Infections ... : • helminth infections ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
RED FLAGS - In all ... neurology, back pain Haematology ... cell disease Rheumatology ... Pathway #Child #Peds
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
SLE • CLL • APLA ... Vasculitis • Infection ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
Not all MAHAs are ... TMAs but (almost) all ... (catastrophic APS ... cancer, transplant, infection ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
SLE) - Viral infections ... - PNH - APLS ... • Acute Infectious ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... Incidence: common in APL ... Differential Diagnosis: Infection ... unless severe APLS ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Herpes Zoster: Herpes virus mediated infection that occurred in this patient receiving chemotherapy 
for an underlying
virus mediated infection ... All vessicles in ... bacterial skin infection ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology