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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary ... are dysfunctional ... cells can indicate disease ... and other C Cell ... microglobulin Treatment
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Krabbe Disease ... Diagnosis was made ... confirmatory lab testing and ... expedite treatment ... #Diagnosis #MRI
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
adenopathies, confusion ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Summary Clinical ... osteomyelitis, trauma ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Treatment: admission ... #Management #Summary
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
) - Summary Overview ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... , smudge cells are ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... lymphadenopathy and
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Case description ... • Treatment: Conservative ... Findings of chronic disease ... • Direct trauma ... /contusion: Soft-tissue
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary ... 50 years in men Diagnosis ... antibodies are ... • All patients ... within 3 years of diagnosis
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease ... Case description ... low-signal on all ... • Treatment for ... #diagnosis #msk
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... usually multiple ill-defined ... respond to the treatment ... pneumonia (OP) and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... infections when cART ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease