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Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Can be caused by ... #BuddChiari #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Signs #Symptoms
Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ... , caused by the ... differentiating between the diagnosis ... #TEN #Dermatology
Gardner's Syndrome
Multiple pre-malignant colonic polyps with soft tissue & bony tumours. Associated with mutation to the
Gardner's Syndrome ... mutation to the APC ... #Gardners #Syndrome ... #APC #Polyposis ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome ... sounds, RUQ pain • Dermatologic ... Cardiovascular and vital sign ... Symptoms #spectrum #signs ... #diagnosis
Marfan Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms

- Caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) Gene (chromosome 15)
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Marfan Syndrome ... - Signs and Symptoms ... - Caused by ... Dominant #Marfans #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Mucous Membrane Disorder - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erosions/Ulcers/Blisters
 - Primary Dermatologic Diseases
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Blisters - Primary Dermatologic ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... • Behcet's syndrome ... #Algorithm #causes
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... Causes: Calcific ... supraspinatus tendinitis Signs ... Rotator #Cuff #Syndrome ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
- Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Behcet's syndrome ... ulcerative #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
the Nikolsky sign ... staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ... the Nikolsky sign ... and toxic shock syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology