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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Dacrocytes (tear ... may be long or short ... each of the above photos ... some hemolytic anemias ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
- A 31-year-old ... ..A peripheral-blood ... resolve despite blood ... #NEJM #clinical ... #peripheral #blood
Halo Sign in Basal Skull Fracture

Halo of lighter liquid around blood spot on the cloth indicates
liquid around blood ... spot on the cloth ... leaking from the ear ... Trauma #Clinical #Photo
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... Amsler grid) - Macular ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... - Faded/blind spots ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Reversible Loss of Vision in Malignant Hypertension - Fundus examination revealed bilateral disk edema (Panel A,
black arrow), macular ... and cotton-wool spots ... treatment, his blood ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... SplinterHemorrhages #NEJM
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... mucins with reduced tear ... conjunctiva) • Bitot's spots ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... In the left photo ... no significant anemia ... e.g. there were reports ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
Bitot's Spots- A ... father to the ophthalmology ... The ocular findings ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #ophth #bitot
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Patients As: • Black spots ... the vision • Spots ... retina, a retinal tear ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ocular ... #ophthalmology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Features: alveolitis, ear ... Abnormalities: macrocytic anemia ... including peripheral blood ... myeloid cells NEJM