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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #SickleCell
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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dermatophyte infection Caused ... lipid-dependent yeasts Clinical ... erythematous Diagnosis ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #Management
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
) Differential Diagnosis ... universalis (all body ... deficiency • Copper ... HairLoss #Alopecia #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis ... epidermis from dermis Clinical ... - Erosions and crusts ... Bullous #Pemphigoid #Diagnosis ... #Management #dermatology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... - Atypical Clinical ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Eyecare (prevent corneal
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... the low levels ORDER ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
: • A clinical ... out other causes ... negative then whole-body ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
from the normal body ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... : • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... hematology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
other parts of the body ... resembling rashes caused ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology