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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Rash Febrile ... DIC, Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenic ... #Rash #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Diagnosis Framework ... inflammation • Thrombocytopenia ... Ig A vasculitis/HSP ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC ... ; however, an algorithmic ... rash, the diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Purpuric #Rash
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Connective tissue disorders ... #Algorithm #hematology ... #platelets
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Schonlein Leg Rash ... Purpura: Low Platelets ... differentiate Thrombocytopenia ... #photo #dermatology ... #HSP
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Algorithm Pinpoint ... hemostasis: - Thrombocytopenia ... - Abnormal platelet ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Thrombocytopenia ... Sequestration Disordered ... Platelet Function ... #Hematology
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Viral infections (HSV ... Coagulopathy: Purpura ... fulminans/DIC, Thrombocytopenia ... #differential #diagnosis ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... vasculitis) or disorders ... #Dermatology #Rash ... #Petechiae #Purpura
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Sickle ... with or without platelet ... Schistocytes, thrombocytopenia ... Consider RBC membrane disorder