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Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Diagnosis Framework ... Disease: Discoid lupus ... : Lupus erythematosus ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... Examination: • Signs
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Typical Signs/Symptoms
Alopecia, Fever, Malar rash, Photosensitivity, Adenopathies, Lupus pneumonia, Pleurisy, Pancreatitis,
(SLE) - Typical ... Signs/Symptoms ... Alopecia, Fever, ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
- Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Esophageal Motility Disorders ... Erythematosus #SLE ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... context of other symptoms ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Erythematosus (SLE ... should have other symptoms
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
- Coagulation disorder ... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ... , alopecia, paraesthesiae ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... and permanent alopecia ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Symptoms limited ... #Rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(SLE) General: ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
febrile neutrophilic dermatosis ... Rare Disorder: ... Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... - Lupus - Leukemia
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... Actinomyces, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... Behcet disease - SLE ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm