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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Complications: 1) Infection ... transformation) Treatment ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Indications for Treatment ... AIHA, PRCA) • Treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Cancer affecting lymphocytes ... weeks without infection ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Hansen's Disease ... plasma cells, lymphocytes ... and numerous AFB Treatment ... x 24 m BIDMC Infectious ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• >50,000 HIV infections ... • Leukocyte-lymphocyte ... Photophobia • Lymphocytic ... antibody test) Treatment ... ART to slow HIV disease
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... Pleocytosis: Mild lymphocytic ... Pallidum - Lyme Disease ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... count (mainly lymphocytes ... 40% Invasive Disease ... endocarditis Local Disease
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... HL (MCHL) - Lymphocyte ... HL (LRHL) - Lymphocyte ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Lichen Planus- ...On examination, numerous purple papules were noted on the anterior surface of the forearms
, and bandlike lymphocytic ... an autoimmune disease ... association with HCV infection ... association between HCV infection ... used in primary treatment
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Aspergillosis Treatment ... • Aspergillus infections ... of eye Infectious ... Diseases Fellows ... Aspergillosis #Treatment
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Pseudotumor - Infectious ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... • Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CBC with Lymphocytes ... - Monoclonal Lymphocytes