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Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... Headaches • Pale skin ... and petechiae Causes ... Treatment: ... #oncology #hematology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... total body stores Evaluation ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... , can consider IM
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... just beneath the skin ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... #diagnosis #hematology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... #dermatology #diagnosis
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... Rule out other causes ... and lower jaw Treatment ... diagnosis #management #Dermatology
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#diagnosis #causes ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... Pharmacother. 2009;43(12 ... corticosteroids in dermatology ... EL, Richardson IM
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
#wavelengths #causes ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... cancer: clinical ... occupational disease evaluation ... Mechanisms and treatments
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Cryoglobulinemia (4%-12% ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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first step in evaluation ... gammopathy, and skin ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... differential #diagnosis #hematology