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Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
(2.6 mmol per liter ... was 0.80 g per liter ... #clinical #NEJM ... meningoencephalitis #gram ... stain #indiaInk #pathology
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
ascites/impaired liver ... #mastocytosis #hemepath ... #pathology #algorithm ... #diagnosis #clinical
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
Lymphocytic Leukemia Clinical ... presentation (PB, BM, liver ... Same morphologic/clinical ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #hemepath ... #pathology #diagnosis
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
lymphoma, ALK+ Clinical ... tissue, lungs, liver ... lymphoma #ALKPos #hemepath ... #pathology
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
including chronic liver ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Gray-Turner Sign after Liver Biopsy
50 y/o woman with new cirrhosis now s/p liver biopsy.
Gray-Turner sign classically
Gray-Turner Sign ... after Liver Biopsy ... Gray-Turner sign ... #Sign #Flank #clinical ... #photo
Dubin-Johnson Syndrome - A laparoscopic exploration revealed a smooth liver with normal consistency and morphologic features
revealed a smooth liver ... staining (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Pathology #DubinJohnson ... Syndrome #Microscopy #NEJM
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
wound cultures ->gram-negative ... Melioidosis - Gram-negative ... , alcoholism, liver ... Infection #Cellulitis #Clinical ... #Photo #dermatology
Perirenal Extramedullary Hematopoiesis - Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen, performed without the administration of contrast
normal-appearing liver ... hematopoiesis #cilnical ... #Radiology #Pathology ... ExtramedullaryHematopoiesis #Microscopy #NEJM
Xanthoma Striatum Palmare- A 49-year-old man was referred to the metabolic clinic for evaluation of severe
the metabolic clinic ... (25.1 mmol per liter ... (1.8 mmol per liter ... #NEJM #clincal # ... photo #xanthoma