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Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
an underlying systemic ... disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology #nails ... #table #lines
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
an underlying systemic ... disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology #nails ... #table #lines
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Skeletal system ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... HIV-infected patients should ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Skeletal system ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... HIV-infected patients should ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Alopecia areata (+Nail ... • Pull test ... Vitamin D levels Systemic ... #dermatology #Hairloss
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
antibodies and Systemic ... activity (when ... clinically suspected, tests ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... table #ANA
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... treatment Nephrogenic Systemic ... patches on back, shoulder ... #comparison #table ... #dermatology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... cascade is intact - test ... of factor VII should ... liver function tests ... #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
rendering the immune system ... adults in the west ... cells can indicate disease ... ’s CLL Scoring system ... workup #oncology #hematology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
reconstituted immune system ... worsening of that disease ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... leukoencephalopathy (PML ... • Persistently active