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Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
associated with myelodysplastic ... with the most frequent ... appearing during the disease ... manifestations #myelodysplastic ... #dermatology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic ... BrighamChiefs #Myelodysplastic ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myelodysplastic ... (petechiae) • Frequent ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Disease, Endocrinopathy ... Hypothyroidism • Myelodysplasia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
thromboembolic disease ... multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic ... multiple myeloma or myelodysplastic ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
anemia, Liver diseases ... , Myelodysplastic ... cells - Renal diseases ... , Liver diseases ... #differential #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
chronic kidney disease ... Alcohol use, Liver disease ... Hypothyroidism, Myelodysplastic ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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• Pancreatic Disease ... Dysplastic • Myelodysplastic ... • Liver Disease ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
relapsing patients are frequently ... anti-infectious agents are frequently ... with refractory disease ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
ULN R - Renal disease ... chain deposition disease ... and autoimmune diseases ... MGUS #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology