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Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Diagnosis Framework ... Secondary: CTD ... : SLE, RA related ... : • Behcet Disease ... #skin #dermatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... leakage of RBC's secondary ... Associated - SLE ... #hematology #rheumatology
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
Connective tissue disease ... (10%) : SLE +++ ... #semiology #signs ... #lesions #diagnosis ... #clinical #manifestations
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: strong sign ... , and SLE) • Urinalysis ... #rheumatology #
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
appearing during the disease ... dermatomyositis, SLE ... leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #clinical #skin
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... • In secondary ... erythematosus (SLE ... Xeroderma (Dry skin ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... • Arthritis: SLE ... #management #signs
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... • Autoimmune diseases ... : - 10% SLE or ... Type III Often Secondary
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table