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Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... symptoms not as common ... For Cure, Most common ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Types of Melanoma
Superficial Spreading
 • Most common form
 • Often develops in previously benign mole
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Spreading • Most common ... Most common place ... Melanoma #Types #differential ... #diagnosis #classification ... #dermatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
eosinophilia (common ... organ-specific signs ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... Yellowish-red plaques with greasy ... scalp/face/central chest ... Eczematous #SkinRash #dermatology ... #Differential #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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underarms, or chest ... translocation • Types: Classification ... involvement Differential ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #hematology
Holster Sign in Dermatomyositis

Interestingly, poikiloderma and violaceous erythema can occur in sun protected areas as well
Holster Sign in ... sun protected areas ... giving rise to a common ... called: The holster sign ... Dermatomyositis #Dermatology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
febrile have a wide differential ... living in endemic areas ... rashes but without signs ... have a broader differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... associated with signs ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #rash #differential ... diagnosis #skin #common
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... cancers: Most common ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
rash and malaise commonly ... The signs and symptoms ... cavity and genital areas ... , anal or oral areas ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology