Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison Hodgkin's Lymphoma: • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70 •
e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... Etiology: - Infections ... • Other hematologic ... Solid Tumors • Tuberculosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... History of EBV infection ... Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Tuberculosis Overview 10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Endogenous reactivation ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Inhibitor: • Risk of reactivation ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT TB • LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
decrease the risk for reactivation ... developing active infection ... infection • Recent ... viral infections ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Overview 10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Endogenous reactivation ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Inhibitor: • Risk of reactivation ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
identical to the non-Hodgkin ... weeks without infection ... microglobulin Treatment ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections: •
result from reactivation ... Antimicrobial treatment ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) What? A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... MAS #Macrophage #Activation ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Hematologic malignancy ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Aplastic Anemia - Overview Who? • M = F • 3 peaks: 1) Childhood 2) 15-25 years 3) >60 years What? • Aplastic anemia
Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... Idiopathic • Infections ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
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