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Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Hodgkin Lymphoma ... • History of EBV ... Lymphoma - Clinical ... classification #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Infectious • EBV ... • Insect Bites ... Lymphoma #Diffuse ... #Hematology #Oncology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Hemopathies+++: Hodgkin ... , T-cell lymphoma ... , B-cell lymphoma ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... /vmoitra) #EBM ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
originate from a low-grade ... - Monoclonal - Lymphoid ... Viral Infection Clinical ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Malignancy Risk: • Non-Hodgkins ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... cyclophosphamide) • Hodgkin ... lymphoma and leukemia ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... or ALS • Very slow ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... statins - probably caused ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology