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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
and Primary Causes ... Cholestatic liver disease ... syndrome Psychiatric Disease ... #generalized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
vasculitis which causes ... ulceration of the skin ... a number of systemic ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Joints (90%): Aseptic ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Management of Purulent skin ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... such as bullae, skin ... including those caused
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... fraction < 20% Differential ... solid cancers • Systemic ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Dermatologic Manifestations ... GPA causes disease ... Rarely dominate the clinical ... reticularis Differential ... vasculitis #Dermatologic
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
disease. ... Episcleritis Signs ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Treatment: - Systemic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
characterized by a systemic ... Skin rash and malaise ... The signs and symptoms ... resembling rashes caused ... #Photo #Dermatology
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
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Secondary Causes ... Infectious: - Sepsis ... Neuromuscular Disease ... cord injuries Skin ... insufficiency - Multi-system
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... symptoms (eg, skin ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology