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Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #Differential # ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... Ig A vasculitis/HSP ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... • Petechiae, Palpable ... Maculopapular rash ... reticularis Differential ... #rash #diagnosis
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Schonlein Leg Rash ... Tip: To differentiate ... later confirmed by skin ... clinical #photo #dermatology ... #HSP
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... nose (epistaxis), skin ... alopecia, purpura, palpable ... vesicular rash, ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... gyratum repens • A skin ... include: infections (HSV ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
Diagnosis and Management ... Nephritic syndrome (Casts ... • Vasculitic rash ... C3/lgG or IgA (esp ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... of shoulder and hip ... , neurologic, and ... , mucositis • Rash ... tract, and often causes
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
rash in association ... Edema in 70% of cases ... Skin involvement ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Herpes Viruses (HSV ... myasthenia, Miller-Fisher ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology