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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
diagnosis: 70 years old ... , ~10,000 new cases ... • Bone marrow ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
inflammation of the bones ... Rule out other causes ... and lower jaw Treatment ... -1 inhibitors, IL ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints, Casts ... employed in the treatment ... of fractured bones ... • ROBERT JONES ... scoliosis #Splints #Casts
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
Incidence: 4–5 cases ... areas include the bones ... ribs, and long bones ... therapies for cases ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... surgery, trauma, and bone-marrow ... can vary from mild ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... 450,000/microL • Bone ... • Treatment is ... • Treatment algorithms ... hematology #diagnosis #management