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Key Difference – CML vs CLL Leukemia can be described in lay terms as the malignancies of blood. However, in reality, the origin of leukemia happens in the bone marrows where the precursor stem cells that produce various blood cells lie. CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) and CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) are two such varieties of […]
Key Difference – AML vs ALL Leukemias are the malignancies of the blood cells. These cells are produced in the bone marrow; consequently, any factor that can have an adverse impact on the bone marrows can impair the production of blood cells leading to the development of malignant cells. Acute myeloid leukemia or AML […]
Key Difference – MDS vs Leukemia MDS and leukemia are due to the abnormalities in the bone marrows. Leukemia can be defined as the accumulation of abnormal malignant monoclonal white blood cells in the bone marrow. Myelodysplastic syndromes or MDS refer to a set of acquired bone marrow disorders that are due to the […]
Key Difference – Lymphoma vs Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma The malignancies of the lymphoid system are called the lymphomas. They are a fairly common variety of cancers whose incidence has rapidly grown during the past few decades, principally due to the increase in the number of immunocompromised hosts. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is one type of lymphomas […]
Key Difference – Thrombocytopenia vs Hemophilia The presence of abnormally low levels of platelets in the blood is termed as thrombocytopenia. It does not have any genetic predisposition and is most often due to various acquired causes that impair the production of platelets. At the same time, it is more appropriate to consider thrombocytopenia […]
Key Difference – Diverticulitis vs Ulcerative Colitis In the medical jargon, the suffix “itis” is almost always used to describe something to do with inflammation. According to that preamble, you can understand that diverticulitis is the inflammation of the diverticula that arise from the colon. Ulcerative colitis, on the other hand, is the inflammation of […]
Key Difference – Bronchitis vs Bronchiectasis Both bronchitis and bronchiectasis are respiratory disorders whose pathogenesis is significantly contributed by chronic smoking. The inflammation of the bronchial walls is known as bronchitis. Bronchiectasis is a pathological condition of the respiratory system characterized by the presence of abnormally and permanently dilated airways. As mentioned in the […]
Key Difference – Pneumonia vs Pneumonitis Air pollution and the poor quality of the air we inhale have increased the incidence of respiratory disorders by several folds. Pneumonia, which is defined as the invasion of the lung parenchyma by a disease-causing agent (mostly bacteria), evoking exudative solidification of the (consolidation) pulmonary tissue, made headlines […]
Key Difference – Endometriosis vs Endometrial Cancer Endometriosis and endometrial cancer are two conditions that due to the pathological derangement of the tissues that make the uterus. Presence of endometrial surface epithelium and/or the endometrial glands and stroma outside the lining of the uterine cavity is called the endometriosis. Endometrial cancers are the malignancies […]
Key Difference – Yeast Infection vs Gonorrhea Yeast has been used for several centuries in making bread. This complicates the situation of us trying to think of it as a disease-causing pathogen. Regardless of that, the potential of yeast to become an opportunistic pathogen has been well and truly established. Yeast infection is a […]
