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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Pruritus - Generalized ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Causes == Primary ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #causes
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Pruritus - No Primary ... Skin Lesion - Differential ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... secondary #systemic #generalized ... #causes
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... toxic aetiology: Skin ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... #hepatology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Symptoms of primary ... sweats (28%) • Skin ... 14%), in which case ... -1 p24 core Ag - ... antibody test) Treatment
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... Skin involvement ... SJS/TEN • Acute Generalized ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... malaise, anorexia, sore ... weight loss • Skin ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... individuals with HIV
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Primary (essential ... • Painful or pruritic ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #hematology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Lacrimal swelling • Skin ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... TYPE IV RTA, TYPE ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
activity • ↓ LAP Score ... sweats, bleeding • Pruritis ... + distinctive primary ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology