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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Cranial nerve lesions ... Demyelinating syndromes ... , Aortic valve lesions ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Target lesions are ... with peripheral lesions ... without target lesions ... without target lesions ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Algorithm Pinpoint ... reddish-purple lesions ... Hypotension • Mucosal lesions ... Autoimmune Vasculitis (lupus ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
skin and mucosal lesions ... bluish-red bumps or lesions ... solid, raised lesions ... can precede skin lesions ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Joint Pain Rash ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... Discoid skin lesions ... • Discoid lupus ... #differential #diagnosis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... should have other symptoms ... like “butterfly rash ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... or fluid-filled lesions ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... Mucocutaneous or ocular lesions ... #Dermatology #Rash
Central Distribution, Febrile / Ill:
 - Viral Exanthem 
 - Lyme Disease (erythema migrans) 
Central Distribution,
/ Ill, Target Lesions ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Ill, No Target Lesions ... Macules #Papules #Rash ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
scaly annular lesions ... plugging -> Discoid Rash ... Malar (butterfly) Rash ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Mucous Membrane Disorder - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erosions/Ulcers/Blisters
 - Primary Dermatologic Diseases
     •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Erosions ... • Systemic lupus ... White Lesions ... #Algorithm #causes