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Primary and Secondary Dermatology Skin Lesions

#Diagnosis #Dermatology #Primary #Secondary #Skin #Lesions #Atlas #Nomenclature #Terminology
Dermatology Skin ... Lesions #Diagnosis ... #Secondary #Skin ... #Lesions #Atlas ... #Nomenclature #
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy ... #atlas #nomenclature
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Screen for secondary ... signs or symptoms (eg ... , skin or esophageal ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
associated with secondary ... nettle sting #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #Skin ... #Terminology #Nomenclature ... #Atlas #Key #Basics
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cryoglobulin (CG ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis ... hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... reticularis & skin ... Type III Often Secondary ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... tissue disorder (e.g
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Hepatomegaly • Skin ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... just beneath the skin ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• Tumor lysis syndrome ... bone marrow and secondary ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis