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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Physical Exam/Signs ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... Diagnosis: • ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... organ-specific signs ... symptoms (eg, skin ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
an old house & works ... Diagnosis? ... ca, squamous cell ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash ... #dermatology #clinical
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
of ALL is of B-cell ... involvement • T-cell ... -> Invade Skin: ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
When to look for clonal/neoplastic hypereosinophilia (HEo)?
 - Exclusion of frequent causes (Drug-induced HEo, helminthiasis, cancer,
Cytopenia, Other cell ... BM biopsy (Mast cells ... hypereosinophilia #HEON #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Hematology ... #Workup
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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Papulosquamous Skin ... • Psoriasis - Well ... Auspitz sign, Koebner's ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... just beneath the skin ... Workup: • Complete ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Lymphoma (HCV) • CLL ... Alpha & Mu) Skin ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Oncology
Monkeypox Skin Rash
30 yr F and her 6 yr daughter purchased 2 prairie dogs 10 days
Monkeypox Skin Rash ... dogs 10 days ago (pers ... Diagnosis? ... #SkinRash #clinical ... #photo #dermatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Headaches • Pale skin ... hematopoietic stem cells ... number of CD34+ cells ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis