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Secondary Disseminated Syphilis

Case from my residency that @EstradaElJefe helped me publish in JGIM. One important finding
Secondary Disseminated ... Syphilis Case ... Syphilis #Secondary #Disseminated ... Dermatology #Clinical #Photo ... #SkinRash #Alopecia
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... polychromatophilic cells ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... conditions such as disseminated ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Reaction with Eosinophilia ... medication (in this case ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... #DrugReaction #Eosinophilia ... #Legs #Photo #UCSDH
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Reaction with Eosinophilia ... medication (in this case ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... #DrugReaction #Eosinophilia ... #Photo #UCSDH
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... • Peripheral smear ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... Treat primary cause ... #Disseminated #
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Peripheral blood smear ... History • Bite cells ... Deficiency • Sickle cells ... anemia (TTP, HUS, DIC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... The cells have assumed ... of a bi-concave disc ... This smear was from ...

Causes of spherocyte

Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
In this case, arrows ... point to helmet cells ... seen in the left photo ... In the right photo ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
schizocytes, these cells ... shapes of red cells ... In the right photo ... phenomenon include disseminated ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... -> AML: Blast crises ... • (Peripheral eosinophilia ... • Peripheral smear ... Fibrinolysis & DIC