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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... symptoms - most common ... anemia • Cold ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... #hematology #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... Headaches • Pale skin ... Anticonvulsants - Gold ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
patients • Avg age ... to 8 years Clinical ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... IgA and/or IgM, age ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Bandemia, AKI. ... tissue (Staph/Strep ... the key to the diagnosis ... #Rash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Epidemiology: • Most common ... C Clinical Presentation ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... workup #oncology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Pinpoint-sized red spots ... just beneath the skin ... Most common cytopenia ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP)

AGEP is largely a clinical diagnosis based on classical skin findings in
a clinical diagnosis ... taking one of the commonly ... Clinical Presentation ... rash typically spares ... Exanthematous #Pustulosis #Dermatology
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Diagnosis? ... trauma, aplastic anemia ... steroid use Dx: skin ... Mucormycosis #Eschar #dermatology ... #skin #clinical