Evaluation of pancytopenia

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Evaluation of pancytopenia

Table of etiologies for pancytopenia (SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus, CMV: cytomegalovirus, EBV: Epstein-Barr virus, GVHD: graft-versus-host disease)

From the collection of Jeff K. Davies

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Gingival enlargement, petechiae and bleeding in acute myeloid leukemia

Collection of Giuseppina Campisi, DDS, MS and Giuseppe Pizzo, DDS

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Clubbing of nails showing loss of the classic Lovibond angle

From the collection of Dr Murlidhar Rajagopalan

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Café au lait spots on the back of a young boy

From the personal collection of Dr Vincent M. Riccardi; used with permission

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Flow diagram for evaluation of pancytopenia. Abbreviations: PNH, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria; IBMFS, inherited bone marrow failure syndromes

From the collection of Jeff K. Davies

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Hypoplastic myelodysplastic syndrome with dysplastic normoblasts

Morris Edelman, MD and Peihong Hsu, MD

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Aplastic anemia: normocellular bone marrow is shown on the left; and empty marrow, typical of congenital or acquired aplastic anemia, is shown on the right

Morris Edelman, MD and Peihong Hsu, MD

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Icterus or jaundice

CDC. Dr Thomas F. Sellers/Emory University; used with permission

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Angular cheilitis

From the collection of Dr Wanda C. Gonsalves; patient consent obtained

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Videos

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  Venepuncture and phlebotomy: animated demonstration

  How to take a venous blood sample from the antecubital fossa using a vacuum needle.