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Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... Gravis, Graves' Disease ... • Ex: Systemic Lupus ... Syndrome, Contact Dermatitis ... #Types #Classification
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... ) • Nummular Dermatits ... anyone - Allergic ... #Eczematous #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential ... • Contact dermatitis ... Bullous systemic lupus ... Vesiculobullous #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
When the specific allergen ... during hemolytic disease ... , and systemic lupus ... - Contact dermatitis ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#eczema #dermatology ... #skinrash References ... corticosteroids in dermatology ... Allergy. 2018;73 ... J Allergy Clin Immunol
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
reaction, Haemolytic disease ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic lupus ... Examples: Contact dermatitis ... reactions #types #allergy ... #table #classification
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Capitis - Skin Disease ... : Discoid lupus ... Scarring Alopecia: Lupus ... #Diagnosis #dermatology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
of glomerular disease ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Nephrology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
febrile neutrophilic dermatosis ... with systemic disease ... CANDLE syndrome - Allergic ... ’s syndrome - Lupus ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... Differential ... such as systemic lupus ... #rheumatology #classification