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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... : • Most common ... • Peripheral smear ... cells can indicate disease ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) ... • Peripheral smear ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #Leukemia #oncology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... other cancers: Most ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Malignancies • Chronic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Most common cytopenia ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
(18%): Second most ... common manifestation ... mimic squamous cell ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
common presents ... ): • Chronic pulmonary ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management