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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... of anemia include ... • hemolytic anemia ... younger pts) Differential ... sensitize red blood cells
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... • Sickle cells ... Agglutination - Cold agglutinins ... Consider RBC membrane disorder
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #algorithm
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... age 70 years Symptoms ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... blood count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... Weight loss • Anemia ... ingestion • B symptoms ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology #oncology