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Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... ie petechiae), Neutropenia-specific ... #oncology #differential ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Cytopenias: • Neutropenia ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome ... workup #oncology #hematology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential ... hypertension and/or drug treatment ... , Kostmann syndrome ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ... #differential #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myeloproliferative Disease • Neutropenia ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... blood count with differential ... marrow studies Treatment ... #diagnosis #hematology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Maculopapular rash ... reticularis Differential ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... • Giant cell arteritis ... #rash #diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... general feeling of ill ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
extensive skin rash ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... • Induce blast cell ... initiation • Differential ... Renal Failure Treatment
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
scale • Basal cell ... skin • Squamous cell ... , or brown • Dermatofibroma ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #rash #differential