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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Vesiculobullous Rash

Febrile, Diffuse Distribution:
 - Varicella,  Smallpox,  Disseminated, Gonococcal,
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Disseminated, Gonococcal, Infection ... Fasciitis, Hand Foot ... & Mouth Disease ... #Dermatology #Skin
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Viral: Measles, Infectious ... Coxsackie (hand, foot ... gonorrhea, Rickettsial diseases ... #dermatology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #eye #ocular #dermatology ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis ... Diagnosis? ... Indiana University Infectious ... Diseases Fellowship ... #dermatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... conditions Diagnosis ... Burns • Protein-losing ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
synchronous or appearing during ... the disease course ... Infectious manifestations ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology #oncology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... which are released during ... Colitis and Crohn’s Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
or afebrile and noting ... disseminated gonococcal disease ... fasciitis and hand-foot-and-mouth ... disease present ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
organ or nerve root ... mainly or only during ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections ... #differential #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
animals • Milk • Food ... Hematologic malignancy ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Microbiologic ... #differential #diagnosis