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Leser–Trélat Sign on Physical Exam

Acute onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses, often a paraneoplastic sign of malignancy.

#Leser
Leser–Trélat Sign ... #Leser #Trélat # ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #skin #dermatology ... #oncology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... death Neutropenic Fever ... Constipation • Nausea ... Hyponatremia • Nausea
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... acute leukemia Management ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
out additional causes ... evaluation for other causes ... and hematologic ... If other causes ... algorithm #diagnosis #management
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... Hair loss • Fever ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
in lung>heart>liver ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #oncology ... #diagnosis #management
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
characterized by fever ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... index < 2 • EPO Level ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Inflammation: high fever ... gabrieltalledop #Oroya #Fever ... #diagnosis #management