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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... #Hematology #Oncology
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
Infectious manifestations ... myelodysplastic #syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology #clinical ... #skin
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... weeks without infection ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... #workup #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... involved) • No leukemic ... Etiology: - Infections ... disease: GI, neuro, cutaneous ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Most common extra cutaneous ... Upper respiratory infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Factors For NTM Infections ... • Disseminated infections ... lung infections ... surgical site infections
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... infection) • Chronic ... pulmonary infection ... • Cutaneous infection ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
just beneath the skin ... petechiae) • Frequent infections ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... • Parvovirus infection ... #oncology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia