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Milk of Urate Bulla - A new blister overlying the radial aspect of the second interphalangeal
Milk of Urate Bulla ... of negatively birefringent ... #Gout #Urate #Bulla ... #Negatively #Birefringent
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Pseudogout (positively birefringent ... Gout (negatively birefringent
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
early in dz, neg birefringent ... /l wrists, pos birefringent
Approach to Cutaneous Blisters

#Diagnosis #Dermatology #Blisters #Bullae #Rash #Differential #Algorithm
Dermatology #Blisters #Bullae
Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
dermattiis, tense bullae ... - Features: Bullae ... pustules, tense bullae
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
presentation, hemorrhagic bullae ... confluent tense bullae ... isolated from the bullae ... vibrio #vulnificus #bullae
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Needle-shaped, negative birefringent
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
edema, erythema, bullae ... Necrotizing #Fasciitis #Bullae
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Weakly positively birefringent ... or not birefringent ... Needle-shaped, negatively birefringent
Reactive Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive erythematous with various morphology
 • Urticaria - Firm /
vesicles &/or bullae