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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... Biopsy • Hodgkin's ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... cytometry → >500/uL clonal ... #Lymphocytic #Leukemia ... #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... • Age: 60-80 Clonal ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... with no early symptoms ... #CLL #Chronic ... #Lymphocytic #Leukemia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... cyclophosphamide) • Hodgkin ... lymphoma and leukemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... blood count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology