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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
inflammation: Increased neutrophils ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... - Increased Neutrophils ... - Differential ... #Increased #Neutrophils ... #Differential #
Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
Hypersegmented neutrophil ... Dysplastic neutrophils ... Hypersegmented #neutrophils
How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

- Kyle Bradley, MD
@KyleBradleyMD

#Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy #Blood #Smear
metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil ... Metamyelocytes #Bands #Neutrophils
Sweet’s Syndrome - Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis 

The syndrome involves fever, painful rash, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and
Acute febrile neutrophilic ... painful rash, neutrophilic ... leukocytosis, and neutrophil ... Sweets #Syndrome #neutrophilic
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
acute febrile neutrophilic ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
granulocytes (neutrophils ... Neutrophil bands ... : Immature neutrophils ... part automated differential ... Mature neutrophils
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
> 10% Band neutrophils ... than segmented neutrophils ... Band neutrophils ... (Normal) Differential ... #Bandemia #differential
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased Neutrophils Only
 • Bicytopenia / Pancytopenia

#Neutropenia #Differential
Neutropenia - Differential ... • Decreased Neutrophils ... #Neutropenia #Differential
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile neutrophilic ... Neutrophilic dermatoses ... infiltrate of neutrophils ... may also show neutrophils ... in the blood (neutrophilia