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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
each of the above photos ... thalassemia, and some hemolytic ... anemias. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
Erythematosus Clinical ... Immunologic Criteria CLINICAL ... ANEMIA - LEUKOPENIA ... #Rheumatology # ... SLE #Lupus #Erythematosus
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Glomerulonephritis Myositis(5%) Blood ... (75%): Anemia ( ... SLE #systemic #erythematosus
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
Erythematosus ... Clinical Domains ... • Arthritis domain ... pericarditis • Hematologic ... Thrombocytopenia, Autoimmune hemolysis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Manifestations: - Arthritis ... Lymphadenopathies 7% - Hemolytic ... anemia 4% - Myositis ... #Erythematosus
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... associated with hemolytic ... anemias, especially ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Suspect: Clinical ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... titers > 1:80 • CBC
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... anemias, especially ... anemia in which ... #Clinical #Path
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... smear - RBC agglutination ... sensitize red blood ... #anemia #hematology
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... spherocytosis and hemolytic ... anemias. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood