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Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Eosinophilia (AEC ... Tissue, Infections, Malignancy ... Lymphocytosis: Infection, Malignancy ... Monocytosis: Infection, Malignancy ... #hematology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
auricular papules Clinical ... Dermatomyositis With Malignancy ... Associated with Malignancy ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
eosinophil count (AEC ... than 1500 and clinical ... eosinophilia Secondary Causes ... helminthic, fungal - Malignancy ... eosinophilia #diagnosis #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Disorders: • Malignancy ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
cancer (10%–12%) & hematologic ... malignancies (10%–21%): malignant ... Cardiac #metastasis #clinical ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c #3d
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
trauma, sepsis, malignancy ... organ damage Clinical ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... treatment #management #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... Rule out other causes ... as infectious, malignant ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
hematological malignancy ... of about three cases ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... classification #hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... vs infection vs malignancy ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... and Arthritis Malignancy ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology