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Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Rash Secondary ... , but without treatment ... resembling rashes caused ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Peripheral blood ... • Screen for secondary ... glucocorticoid treatment ... may be indicated ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Blood Loss, Occult ... 18% • Anemia Secondary ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
of high parity blood ... sequestration and activation ... without other cause ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... Classified among the secondary ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
considered to be caused ... projecting nipple-like mass ... associated with secondary ... extravascular blood ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
foods, stress, etc ... Condition known as ... Rash is usually ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
skin that are caused ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... marrow studies Treatment ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
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
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
which can plug blood ... cryoglobulin (CG ... Secondary form associated ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... #hematology