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A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytic leukemia (APL ... retinoic acid ( ... In addition to APL ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods #AuerRods ... #APL
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
Clinical #Path #APL ... #AuerRods #Auer
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
myelogenous leukemia (AML ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods #AuerRods ... #AML
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
Topical Retinoid ... Combo: BP + retinoid ... antibiotic BP + retinoid ... benzoyl peroxide, retinoid
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
) APS is a rare ... Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL ... antibodies (aß2-GPl ... 1 of the three aPLs ... diagnosed with APS
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
I see all of these ... promyelocytic #leukemia #APL ... #APML #Pathology
Topical Retinoids for Acne
Tretinoin - Do not administer with Benzoyl Peroxide, administer at different times 
Adapalene
Topical Retinoids ... Least irritating retinoid ... Most irritating retinoid ... X Topical retinoids ... ambcarerx #Topical #Retinoids
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL ... , CML, AML, APML ... age • 75% of ALL ... B-cell lineage ALL ... Mature B-cell ALL
Low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) pregnancy

• No previous history of
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS ... BUT high-risk aPL ... history thrombotic APS ... history of obstetric APS ... non-criteria" obstetric APS
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... Incidence: common in APL ... unless severe APLS ... Differentiation #Syndrome #APML