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Aplastic Anemia and Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes with Pancytopenia

Fanconi Anemia
Acquired Aplastic Anemia
Dyskeratosis Congenita & Telemore Biology
Aplastic Anemia ... and Bone Marrow ... Anemia Acquired Aplastic ... BoneMarrow #Failure #Aplastic ... anemia #diagnosis #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... with hypocellular bone ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Aplastic ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
= Hypocellular bone ... • Suggested by bone ... hypoplasia/fatty bone ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... • Bone marrow ... acute leukemia Management ... #treatment #hematology
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Flow cytometry, Bone ... Alcoholism Bone ... FISH • Acquired Aplastic ... • Congenital bone ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hematology
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Flow cytometry, Bone ... Alcoholism Bone ... FISH • Acquired Aplastic ... • Congenital bone ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
Hypoproliferative (i.e. bone ... Hypogonadism • Bone ... marrow failure: Aplastic ... Hyperproliferative (i.e. bone ... Production #Index #hematology
Suggested algorithm for bone marrow biopsy and skeletal imaging in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
algorithm for bone ... significance (MGUS) A bone ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #multiplemyeloma
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
inflammatory disorder of bone ... • Bone and joint ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... , Biological + Bone ... /ml, ↑ LDH • Bone ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology