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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... / Purpuric Rash ... #Purpuric #Petechiae ... #Purpura #Rash ... #Dermatology #Skin
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Petechial/Purpuric ... vasculitic diseases secondary ... or purpuric rash ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Rash #Algorithm
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
in primary or secondary ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #Petechiae #Rash ... #Causes #dermatology
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura ... vasculitis) or disorders ... of primary or secondary ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Rash #Petechiae
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... arthritis - with the skin ... inflammation is secondary ... should have other symptoms ... like “butterfly rash
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Rash Secondary ... Skin rash and malaise ... The signs and symptoms ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... • Screen for secondary ... (eg, skin or esophageal ... #diagnosis #hematology
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
dog or cat bite. symptoms ... +purpuric rash → ... purpura fulminans ... #Rash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
associated with secondary ... PETECHIAE and PURPURA ... : Petechiae are ... a generalized disorder ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogenemia Symptoms ... cryoglobulinemia Associated Disorders ... necrosis • Purpura ... Warfarin-induced skin ... #rheumatology #hematology