Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification β€’ Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... fungal ringworm infection ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 β€’ Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
appearing during the disease ... Infectious manifestations ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology #clinical
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Clinical ... neuropathy Treatment ... with refractory disease ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Causes of Priapism
Many disease states have been associated with priapism, including hematologic disorders, malignancy, neurologic disorders,
Many disease states ... priapism, including hematologic ... disorders, malignancy, neurologic ... disorders, trauma, infection ... #Differential #Table
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vulnificus skin infection ... chronic liver disease ... Diseases Fellowship ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)β†’Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) β†’ Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment β€’ Clinical ... β€’ Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Treatment: β€’
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 β€’ Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
Identification of causes ... Connective tissue disease ... vasculitis (3%) β€’ Infections ... Vasculitis #dermpath #dermatology ... lesions #diagnosis #clinical
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 β€’ A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
early localized disease ... called "Bazin's disease ... so-called fifth disease ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 β€’ Most common leukemia in adults
 β€’ Disorder of
immunophenotype Clinical ... Complications: 1) Infection ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc