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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Affects mainly older ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
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B and CD-4+ T cells ... -> Tissue injury ... Sydenham's Chorea Lymphocytes ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... Transformation: • Complication ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... defined sensory level ... Pleocytosis: Mild lymphocytic