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Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (abdominal complications)
Abdominal complications of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation can occur early (0-100 days) or late (>100 days) post-transplant.
Complications
Early
bacterial infections, e.g. pseudomembranous colitis
fungal infections, often affecting the oesophagus or as hepatic/splenic microabscesse...
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Primary bone lymphoma
Primary bone (skeletal/osseous) lymphoma (PBL) is a less common manifestation of lymphoma than secondary involvement from disseminated lymphoma. It is rare, accounting for <5% of bone tumours and <1% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Terminology
PBL is defined as the presence of lymphoma isolated to on...
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Thalassaemia - skull
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13 Jul 2022
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Gaucher's disease - splenic Gaucheroma
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12 Aug 2021
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Anaemia of chronic disease
Anaemia of chronic disease, also known as anaemia of inflammation, is a type of anaemia caused by chronic inflammation.
Terminology
According to some sources, the term 'anaemia of inflammation' should replace, or has already replaced, the terms 'anaemia of chronic disease' and 'anaemia of chr...
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Multiple myeloma - right proximal femur
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01 Mar 2022
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Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a multisystem thrombotic microangiopathic disease characterised by the triad of renal failure, haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopenia. It is the most common cause of renal failure in infancy and childhood requiring dialysis.
There are two forms of this syn...
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Hodgkin lymphoma
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13 Jan 2014
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Mediastinal lymph node enlargement
Mediastinal lymph node enlargement can occur from a wide range of pathologies and can be isolated or associated with lung pathology. Historically, a size cut-off of 10 mm short-axis diameter was used.
Terminology
The term mediastinal lymphadenopathy implies lymph node disease and is not synon...
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Anaplastic large cell lymphoma - ALK positive subtype
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09 Jan 2023
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AIDS-defining illness
AIDS-defining illnesses are conditions that in the setting of a HIV infection confirm the diagnosis of AIDS and do not commonly occur in immunocompetent individuals 2. According to the CDC surveillance case definition 1, they are:
Infectious
bacterial infections: multiple or recurrent
candidi...
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Hyperimmunoglobulin IgE syndrome
Hyperimmunoglobulin E (hyper IgE) syndrome (HIES), also known as Job syndrome, consists of a heterogeneous group of complex hereditary combined B- and T-cell immune deficiency diseases characterised by recurrent Staphylococcus aureus chest infections, characteristic coarse facial appearance and ...
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Pyrexia of unknown origin
A pyrexia of unknown origin, commonly shortened to PUO, and also known as a fever of unknown origin (FUO), was originally defined in 1961 as the condition in which the core body temperature is >38.3oC for a period of three weeks or more, with no diagnosis reached after one week of inpatient inve...
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Thrombosis of bilateral iliocaval stents
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05 Aug 2022
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Cyanosis
Cyanosis (plural: cyanoses) is a physical sign represented by bluish discolouration of the skin. It indicates there is reduced oxygen bound to red blood cells in the bloodstream. Diagnosis of the underlying cause of cyanosis is based on a thorough history and physical examination.
Pathology
Ae...
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Mediastinal lymphoma
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19 Mar 2013
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Humeral head and femoral head osteonecrosis due to sickle cell disease
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09 Dec 2021
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X-ray
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Trousseau syndrome
Trousseau syndrome is an inconsistently defined entity which broadly represents the association between thromboembolism and malignancy, often prior to or concomitantly with the diagnosis of the underlying malignancy 1.
The syndrome has been variably defined to include entities such as migratory...
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Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES) is a leukoproliferative disorder and refers to a situation when there is an unexplained prolonged eosinophilia with associated organ system dysfunction.
Pathology
Individuals have prolonged raised total leucocyte counts with raised eosinophil count...
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Sézary syndrome
Sézary syndrome (SS) is a type of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
Clinical presentation
It is clinically characterised by an extensive erythematous rash covering most of the body as well as the presence of malignant lymphocytes in the blood.
History and etymology
It is named after Albert...