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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... mortality, and first-line ... treatment is plasma ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
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Christmas Tree Rash ... lesion parallel to lines ... palms/soles - Differential ... ChristmasTree #Rash ... rosea #clinical #dermatology
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
• Muehrcke's Lines ... fingernail #pathology #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table # ... lines
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
• Muehrcke's Lines ... fingernail #pathology #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table # ... lines
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Approach to the Rash ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... dermatoses #skin #Rash ... #oncology #differential ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
macule and papule (Table ... febrile have a wide differential ... have a broader differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Central #Peripheral #Differential
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... : No • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
extensive skin rash ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... Second Line Therapy ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... Renal Failure Treatment ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
- Rash: multiple ... membrane that lines ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... Treatment: - Systemic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology