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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Hepatomegaly • Skin ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome ... workup #oncology #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... Prunelle Getten #AdultOnset ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Epidemiology: • Young adults ... response to local skin ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Remove all ... fractures in young adults ... over the involved skin ... area of erythema, skin ... #treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... also observed in adults ... Low or absent NK cell ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... required due to skip ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Lacrimal swelling • Skin ... amyloidosis, PAH Skin ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... with the HLH syndrome ... to find in an adult ... - Common in: Adults ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Males • Affects all ... • Inner ear • Skin ... affected tissue Treatment ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management