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Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
Pyoderma Gangrenosum ... vasculitis which causes ... ulceration of the skin ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #UCSDH
Characteristic features of the rash are:

-Rough texture (like sandpaper)
-Worse in the skin folds e.g. groin, axilla,
-Worse in the skin ... folds e.g. groin ... Pastia’s lines) #Clinical ... #Dermatology #Peds ... #Pediatrics #SkinRash
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Rule out other causes ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... Tetracyclines etc ... diagnosis #management #Dermatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... not be subtle e.g ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... required due to skip
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
in recipient (e.g ... haptoglobin, ↑LDH, etc ... Causes purpura & ... infections with skin ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Helpful Clinical ... Drug history, e.g ... membrane bleeding and skin ... connective tissue, e.g ... #diagnosis #hematology
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
wide variety of clinical ... medications in most cases ... corticosteroid (eg ... #PG #clinical # ... photo #dermatology