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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Peripheral blood ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg ... , skin or esophageal ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... disease, McLeod blood ... differential #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Causes: Chronic ... Blood Loss, Occult ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Hematology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
considered to be caused ... extravascular blood ... small cutaneous blood ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Nomenclature #Atlas
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
toxic aetiology: Skin ... to HDS, drugs, OTC ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
of high parity blood ... without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rule out other causes ... and lower jaw Treatment ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... Tetracyclines etc ... diagnosis #management #Dermatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Causes: - Idiopathic ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... neutrophils in the blood ... Treatment: - Systemic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
eosinophilia, skin ... the mainstay of treatment ... be seen after blood ... Diagnosis #comparison #table ... #dermatology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... foods, stress, etc ... gyratum repens • A skin ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology