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Pruritus - Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Macules / Papules / Plaques:
 • Xerosis (dry
Pruritus - Primary ... Skin Lesion - Differential ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Causes == Primary ... Macules / Papules / Plaques ... Psoriasis • Lichen Planus ... #generalized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Dematoses in Pregnancy - Specific Skin Conditions
Non-Pruritic
 • Pustular psoriasis of pregnancy
 • Impetigo Herpetiformis
Pruritic -
Pruritic - Non-Primary ... trimester) Pruritic - Primary ... Pruritic urticarial plaques ... pregnancy #rash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
Genital Skin Ulcers ... Erosive lichen planus ... Painless: • Primary ... ulcerative #skinrash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
considered to be caused ... PLAQUE: solid, raised ... e.g. psoriasis plaque ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Skin #Primary
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Abnormalities in primary ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Blooms (HABs) Skin ... CNS Infection • Primary ... chills, muscle aches ... - And, in rare cases ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... nontender cutaneous plaques ... + distinctive primary ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
chills, muscle aches ... osteomyelitis or skin ... manifests as fixed, “plaque-like ... Mouth, throat, skin ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases