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Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malignant • Lymphoma ... • Leukemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma ... variant can have leukemic ... sometimes fried-egg ... #ALKPos #hemepath ... #pathology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... NHL • Hodgkin's lymphoma ... • Leukemia • ... • Protozoa (eg ... #causes
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Diagnosis Primary ... Back Pathology: ... breast, melanoma, lymphoma ... , leukemia) • ... #Diagnosis #causes
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
SCC or Hodgkin lymphoma ... Worse towards the end ... life-threatening Differential ... /Cranial nerve pathology ... myasthenia Diagnosis