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Osteomyelitis of the Finger Secondary to Embedded Ring: Note that broken
end of ring penetrates the skin
Osteomyelitis of the Finger ... Secondary to Embedded ... penetrates the skin ... Osteomyelitis #Fingers ... #Hand #Ring #UCSDH
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
) • Hand paresthesias ... , fine finger dexterity ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
nodules under skin ... ) - Finger/hand ... and bushy - Finger ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
CREST Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

CALCINOSIS (BB-sized, hard nodules in fingers)
RAYNAUD'S Phenomenon
ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITY
SCLERODACTYLY (thickening and tightening
hard nodules in fingers ... tightening of skin ... TELANGIECTASIA (In face, hands ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... commonly characterize ... The signs and symptoms ... #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Screen for secondary ... eosinophilia (common ... organ-specific signs ... , skin or esophageal ... #Differential #diagnosis
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
metacarpal neck - Common ... males - Usually secondary ... Symptoms/exam ... Always check for skin ... #Metacarpal #Diagnosis
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
- Differential Diagnosis ... Irregular pustules on hands ... Burrows between fingers ... Secondary syphilis ... #Dermatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
AIHA Primary Secondary ... lymphoproliferative disorder Secondary ... nose, ears, or fingers ... - most common presentation ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
associated with signs ... soles, sides of fingers ... pruritus (e.g., fingers ... axillae, between fingers ... #skin #common #