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Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... hemostasis: - Thrombocytopenia ... • Extremes of age ... : • Complete blood ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... • Mean age at Dx ... 70-75 years of age ... platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... IDUS) • Immune Thrombocytopenia
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... Maculopapular rash ... Bullae/Blisters • Ulceration ... vasculitis (inflamed blood ... #rash #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... Blast cells - Blood ... -> AML: Blast crises ... infiltrates (anemia, thrombocytopenia ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... neutrophils in the blood ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
maculopapular rash ... Causes purpura & ... severe thrombocytopenia ... TRALI): Leading cause ... more likely to cause
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
maculopapular rash ... Causes purpura & ... severe thrombocytopenia ... TRALI): Leading cause ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP)

AGEP is largely a clinical diagnosis based on classical skin findings in
) AGEP is largely ... Causes? ... is caused by medications ... Elevated white blood ... Exanthematous #Pustulosis #Dermatology
Dermatomyositis with heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and Gottron's papules

A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his
with heliotrope rash ... papules A middle-aged ... out this is a case ... Dermatomyositis #heliotrope #skinrash ... GottronsPapules #dermatology
Illustrative example of a patient with acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. 

Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans is a late skin
Illustrative example ... women >40 years of age ... Lyme Borrelia may cause ... #Clinical #Dermatology ... #Rash #LymeDisease