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Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
• Bleomycin Hematologic ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... • Klebsiella granulomatis ... ulcerative #skinrash #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... Rarely dominate the clinical ... Polyarteritis nodosa • Microscopic ... Nasopharyngeal carcinoma ... Polyangiitis #GPA #dermatology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... conditions such as disseminated ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... on the left Myeloblast ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... likelihood of negative clinical ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... and petechiae Causes ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... promyelocytic leukemia ... organ damage Clinical ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... to 8 years Clinical ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology