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Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
All oysters at Chesapeake ... hemochromatosis, hemolytic anemia ... #rash #cellulitis ... #dermatology #legs ... #clinical #photo
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
C Clinical Presentation ... weeks without infection ... Diagnosis: • ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... ’s lymphoma or acute
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Clinical Presentation ... • Symptoms of anemia ... anemia • Cold ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... #hematology #diagnosis
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Bandemia, AKI. ... symptoms from cellulitis ... the key to the diagnosis ... Canimorsus #Skin #Rash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... — infection of ... progress to orbital cellulitis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... late adulthood • Diagnosis ... to 8 years Clinical ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
shoulder, and hip ... presents with an acute ... shoulders and hips ... hypothyroidism, infection ... • Normocytic anemia
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Diagnosis? ... trauma, aplastic anemia ... Mucormycosis #Eschar #dermatology ... #skin #clinical ... #photo
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Include: • Viral infections ... (acute HIV, HBV ... anemia • Other ... inflammation (acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
clonal evolution to acute ... median age at diagnosis ... disease tolerate anemia ... may result in an infection ... importance of clinical