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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... microglobulin Treatment ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Responsive to Treatment ... - Amy Chung, MD ... #differential #algorithm
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Metastatic cancer, Lymphoma ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... Matthew Ho, MD
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... or lymphoid malignancy ... - Lymphoid Malignancy ... Symptoms: High fevers ... • Diagnostic Test
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... • Autoimmune disorders ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... Workup: • Full ... Treatment • Early
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... leukemia in adults • Disorder ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... lymphoma (Richter ... Lauren Banaszak, MD
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... agents given to organ ... Workup: • Complete
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... lymphoma • Evans ... to: Arthritis, Fever ... (C3 and C4) • ds-DNA
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
- Anasarca - Fever ... disease, severe fever ... large B cell lymphoma ... Hypoalbuminemia Treatment ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
body (Autoimmune disorder ... Nonspecific symptoms: Fever ... , MDS & Multiple ... Viral infection • Lymphoma ... Diagnosis: • Clinical tests