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Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
| SJS/TEN | AGEP ... mucocutaneous erosions AGEP ... #AGEP #Erythroderma ... #Dermatology #Emergency ... #Differential
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Young age ... Asymptomatic, Age ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
- Differential ... Diagnosis Bugs: ... Parasites Drugs: - DRESS ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Systemic Symptoms (DRESS ... Fever >38.5 2. ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... drug reaction • SJS ... #Syndrome #dermatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... Risk factors: Age ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Red Flags: • Fever ... • Extremes of age ... #Causes #dermatology ... #physicalexam
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Commonly in women aged ... perimenopausal women aged ... Patient may have fever ... #diagnosis #surgery ... #causes #table
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
increase with age ... , which can cause ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #age #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
- Pel-Ebstein fever ... Increases with age ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... #differential # ... hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• Immature • Age ... under 6 years age ... ↑ • Mature • Age ... Myeloblasts • Age ... #Leukemia #Hematology