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Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... leakage of RBC's secondary ... #Differential # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura ... vasculitis) or disorders ... of primary or secondary ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... in primary or secondary ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
- Differential ... Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Secondary ... Petechiae, Palpable purpura ... #dermatology #rheumatology ... #differential #
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... • Screen for secondary ... symptoms (eg, skin ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... nose (epistaxis), skin ... loss, causing secondary ... #Algorithm #differential ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Vascular reactivity (Skin ... cryoglobulinemia Associated Disorders ... necrosis • Purpura ... Warfarin-induced skin ... #rheumatology #hematology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
associated with secondary ... PETECHIAE and PURPURA ... Purpura are larger ... a generalized disorder ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Summary Group of disorders ... dyscrasias • Secondary ... protein-albumin" dissociation ... • Periorbital purpura ... waxy or thickened skin
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... just beneath the skin ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... blood count with differential