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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... chills, flank pain ... #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
in Sickle Cell Disease ... other orthopedic complications ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Clinical features ... Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... hematology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... erectile dysfunction, Neuropathic ... complications ( ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Rarely dominate the clinical ... burning sensation or pain ... reticularis Differential ... Polyangiitis #GPA #dermatology ... #rash #diagnosis
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
Connective tissue disease ... Vasculitis #dermpath #dermatology ... signs #lesions #diagnosis ... #clinical #manifestations ... pathology #lesions #differential
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
immunophenotype Clinical ... thrombocytopenia Complications ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Differential ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... impairment • Neuropathy ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... mineralization Symptoms ... Elevated Vit B6- neuropathy
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Monitor and Treat Complications