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Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... Cancer: • Leukemia ... • Lymphoma ... : • Systemic lupus ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Differential Diagnosis ... : • Lymphoma ... • Leukemia • ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #dermatology #Differential
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... DIC/TTP/HUS - Hemolytic ... anemia - Splenomegaly ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Pruritus - No Primary Skin ... : • Lymphoma ... • Leukemia • ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #dermatology #Differential
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Coombs (-) hemolytic ... anemia due to cold ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... - infiltrates (anemia ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
SLE (systemic lupus ... Congenital heart disease ... infiltration (e.g. leukaemia ... #Causes #peds #pediatrics ... #diagnosis #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... #hemolytic #anemia ... #hematology #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... permanent alopecia Differential ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... and leukemia • ... #Rheumatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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gammopathy, and skin ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... : Lymphoma, Leukemia ... #diagnosis #hematology