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Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
., HIV), EBV infection ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... Etiology: - Infections ... involvement Differential ... #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... Complications: MAS
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Clinical Presentation ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... younger pts) Differential ... Disorders Such As ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... (IFI) in hematologic ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Contamination of food
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... : Due to nerve root
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
animals • Milk • Food ... patients such as ... Hematologic malignancy ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... #differential #
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Enteroviruses (e.g ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Common clinical ... /l is regarded as
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... pain that worsens as ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
dorsal aspect of foot-shoe ... Extensor surfaces of arms ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #rash #differential ... #distribution #primarycare
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Tenderness → Consider infectious ... Aldolase levels • EMG ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... #differential #