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Diagnosis and management of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

Chapel Hill 2012 definition: 
Necrotizing vasculitis ofmedium or small arteries
Diagnosis and management ... 140 umol/L - GI ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Vasculitis #Differential
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Joint Pain Rash ... infection Malar rash ... Sarcoidosis #dermatology ... #skin #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Deficiency Anemia - Differential ... • Blood loss: GI ... bleed, GU bleed ... Deficiency #Anemia #Differential ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
located on the lower ... Maculopapular rash ... reticularis Differential ... Polyangiitis #GPA #dermatology ... #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... the upper and lower ... neuropathy - GI ... mucositis - Rash ... #rheumatology #
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Schonlein Leg Rash ... in our ED with lower ... Tip: To differentiate ... Purpura #Legs #Rash ... clinical #photo #dermatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... mononeuritis multiplex • GI ... , mucositis • Rash ... the upper and lower ... Diagnosis #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... pericardial/abd GI ... (hypertension, lower ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Scleromyxedema (CNS+GI ... Amyloidosis (CVS+PNS+GI ... Autoimmunity: • -MM/WM: Vasculitis ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Rash is usually ... of necrotizing vasculitis ... classically on the lower ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology