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Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Headaches • Pale skin ... and petechiae Causes ... Constitutional Syndromes ... #oncology #hematology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... marine microbiota & causes ... hemochromatosis, hemolytic anemia ... immunosuppressive meds ... #cellulitis #dermatology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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sweats (28%) • Skin ... rash (48%) • ... during transient CD4 ... enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... CLL -> Invade Skin
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Causes of Monoclonal ... gammopathy, and skin ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia