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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
lymphoma (SLL) ... CLL Symptoms: • ... Lymphoma (SLL) ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... weeks without infection ... Diagnosis: • ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- Comparison ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Complications: 1) Infection ... lymphoma (Richter ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... History of EBV infection ... ingestion • B symptoms ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... #hematology #oncology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
general feeling of ill ... (malignancy), lymphoma ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... DDX: - Pyoderma ... #dermatology #oncology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... : >3 symptoms, or ... Diagnosis: Infection ... #management #hematology ... #oncology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... CRP GCA (Giant Cell ... • Progressive symptoms ... elevated protein, lymphocytic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... Macrocytic anemia DDX ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
nonspecific • DX ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... count (mainly lymphocytes ... Hematopoietic stem cell ... becomes a yeast cell