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Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
the Nikolsky sign ... syndrome (SSS) in infants ... the Nikolsky sign ... includes Kawasaki disease ... fever or Nikolsky sign
Signs of Peripheral Arterial Disease on Foot Exam

You can see reduced arterial pulses, skin atrophy, thinning
Signs of Peripheral ... Arterial Disease ... Foot Exam You can ... pulses, skin atrophy ... Foot #PhysicalExam
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... weeks followed by an ... Fever followed by an ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Thrombosis and arterial ... aneurysms can also ... to exclude are infections ... purpura: strong sign ... testes -> pain, infarct
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... prick test that can ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... diagnosis #management #signs
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Episcleritis Signs ... Upper respiratory infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... Acral erythema - Bacterial
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Capitis - Skin ... Disease: Discoid ... Examination: • Signs ... of any comorbid disease
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... purpura: Strong sign ... syndrome • Coronary arteries ... Thrombosis and arterial ... aneurysms can also
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
failure PBC Signs ... Examination: • Skin ... bile ducts Differential ... Hepatic amyloidosis, Bacterial ... fungal, viral infections
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... noninflammatory Signs ... Monoarthritis (>6 weeks) Can ... Rheumatologic Disease ... #Joint #pain #Differential