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Disorders of Pigmentations - Hypopigmentation and Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

HYPOPIGMENTATION
Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diffuse Congenital - Generalized ... hypopigmentation ... versicolor (more commonly ... #causes
Skin Hypopigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of hair, eyes, skin
 • Phenylketonuria
Skin Hypopigmentation ... hypopigmentation ... Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation ... #Hypopigmentation ... #causes
Skin Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diffuse:
 • Tanning
 • Adverse cutaneous drug eruption
 • Addison's disease
Skin Hyperpigmentation ... versicolor (more commonly ... Post-Inflammatory hyperpigmentation ... #Hyperpigmentation ... #causes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Insufficiency: Most Common ... Cause in the US ... pain (10-40%), hyperpigmentation ... Hyperpigmentation ... steroid use (most common
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
diarrhea, bloating [common ... rare with ~100 cases ... Cuteanous: acute generalized ... urticaria [quite common ... ], hyperpigmentation
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... hyperkalemia, hyperpigmentation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Physiologic Skin Changes in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Face
 • Melasma
Abdomen
 • Linea Nigra 
Hormone induced
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hormone induced • Hyperpigmentation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
syncope from other causes ... Common causes of ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Neuro #IM #Sycope #Causes ... #Differential #Algorithm
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
weight loss, and hyperpigmentation ... Tuberculosis was the most common ... cause (70%) during ... adrenalitis is the most common ... cause of primary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... Insufficiency: Most Common ... Causes: • Autoimmune ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... Deficiency: Signs • Hyperpigmentation