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Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Hemolytic anemia ... Pigmented Purpuric Dermatosis ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #MCV #Classification ... #Differential # ... #Causes #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... , Vasculitides, ... IBD, Celiac disease ... #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... Reticulocytes, MCV ... Disease • Marrow ... #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Vancomycin induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand
70 M vertebral osteomyelitis on vancomycin and cefepime for
Diagnosis? ... Differential for ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... #LCV #Hand #skinrash ... #dermatology #clinical
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Corpuscular Volume (MCV ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Causes #Hematology
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
appearing during the disease ... Neutrophilic dermatosis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology #clinical
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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, arthritis LARGE ... Vessel Size: • Large ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... classification