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Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
arm) and chest wall ... peripheral-blood smear ... Wright–Giemsa stain) #Clinical ... #HONC #Derm #Plasmacytomas ... #NEJM
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
relapsing fever #Clinical ... #Pathology #BorreliaRecurrentis ... #Recurrentis #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
I see all of these ... promyelocytic #leukemia #APL ... #APML #Pathology ... #Hematology #Clinical ... #Smear
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL ... Myeloid Leukemia (AML ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical
African Trypanosomiasis - The examination was notable for the two erythematous lesions, each measuring 3 to
peripheral-blood smear ... rhodesiense) (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Derm #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy ... TrypanosomaBrucei #NEJM
Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
#neutrophils #AML ... #Clinical #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
ipsilateral ureteral wall ... bacilli (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Pathology ... Tuberculosis #Pyuria #Smear ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy #NEJM
B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Clinical
 - Primarily a disease of childhood, 75% <6 yo
 - Increased
Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Clinical ... disease with limited BM ... lauraebrown #BCell #ALL ... Leukemia #Lymphoma #hemepath ... #pathology #prognosis
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
#Clinical #Path ... #APL #AuerRods # ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... Thresholds in Critical ... in critically ill ... ALI is the deadliest ... /vmoitra) #EBM