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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
- Differential ... thrombocythemia (ET) • Polycythemia ... vera (PV) • Myelodysplastic ... syndrome • Myelofibrosis ... #hematology #secondary
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Algorithm DIFFUSE ... • Loose anagen syndrome ... to Skin Disease ... #dermatology #Differential ... #causes
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
• Leukemia • Polycythemia ... Throbocythemia • Myelodisplastic ... syndrome Psychiatric ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
• Leukemia • Polycythemia ... syndrome Psychiatric ... #Pruritus #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology ... #causes
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
 •
Vera Secondary ... Acquired Causes: ... Hypoxia-driven: Cardiac/pulmonary ... disease, Smoking ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysplastic • Myelodysplastic ... Syndromes Macrocytosis ... #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Syndromes (MDS) ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... #hematology #oncology
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
 •
mL or 20% total lymphocyte ... chemotherapy) • Genetic syndromes ... ICL #diagnosis #hematology ... #Differential # ... Causes #lymphocytopenia
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... SLE • Mikulicz syndrome ... enlargement Sjogren's Syndrome ... #Sjogrens #Syndrome ... #Rheumatology #
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
syndromes current ... treatment algorithm ... syndromes (MDS) ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... #algorithm #hematology