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Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Drug Rashes - Comparison ... >90% of total skin ... #Drug #Rashes #Comparison ... #TABLE #DRESS # ... #Dermatology #Emergency
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology ... sulfa-drug - Skin ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Color #Targetoid #Algorithm
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology: ... of germinative skin ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Erythroderma #Nikolsky #Algorithm
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... Risk factors: Age ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Bimodal Age ... Most common, Wide age ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
DRESS Syndrome vs SJS/TEN
DRESS
 • Latency: 2-8 weeks
 • Rash: Morbilliform
 • Mucosal involvement: 50% have
Tubulointerstitial nephritis • Skin ... Prerenal azotemia • Skin ... Syndrome #SJS #TEN #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
loss; CV, CNS, skin ... sx similar to AEP ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
trigger - Direct skin ... 50% of patients Skin ... 1% of patients Skin ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
eosinophilia, skin ... Full-thickness skin ... over thickened skin ... Differential #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
arterial thrombosis, skin ... SICU > MICU, ♀, ↑Age ... , ESRD Pathophysiology ... exposure (prevent skin ... Management #Treatment #Hematology