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VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
vasculitis • Hematologic ... myeloma, myelodysplastic ... conditions - multiple ... myeloma or myelodysplastic ... cells NEJM Review
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic ... Management Summary myelo ... = funny-shaped cells ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Formation • Multiple ... Myeloma Dysplastic ... • Myelodysplastic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
, or all three myeloid ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... marrow studies Treatment ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... e.g. lymphoma, multiple ... myeloma, Waldenstrom ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... lymphocytes, plasma cells ... the mainstay of treatment ... the setting of multiple ... myeloma or AL amyloidosis
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
patients with EMD myeloma ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... Bone marrow Treatment ... • Multiple myeloma ... #Workup #Hematology