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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Joint Causes of Leg ... : • Infection: ... Wounds/ulcers, Edema
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
progressive infection ... As the infection ... occurs deep to the skin ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #Leg
Venous Ulcer and DVT: Chronic venous insufficiency with additional swelling caused by acute DVT.
There is also
There is also skin ... and superimposed infection ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Leg #Chronic # ... Insufficiency #Edema
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
Sporotrichiosis Infection ... wax and wane; diagnosis ... trauma leads to skin ... leishmania, Tb, NTM; less ... #clinical #photo
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... infection Cirrhosis ... Vibrio #Vulnificus #skin ... #dermatology #legs ... #clinical #photo
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Blastomycosis Skin ... Diagnosis? ... involvement, Ag neg ... Indiana University Infectious ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Phlegmasia Alba Dolens

This condition is also known as “milk leg,” especially as it affects women in
known as “milk leg ... • "Milk leg or ... white leg" • ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Dolens #DVT #photo
Phlegmasia Alba Dolens

This condition is also known as “milk leg,” especially as it affects women in
known as “milk leg ... • "Milk leg or ... white leg" • ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Dolens #DVT #photo
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
the extensive edema ... at the site of infection ... right demonstrates leg ... Images #Clinical #Photo
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Ensure leg ... progressive inflammatory infection ... • Diagnosis: ... over the involved skin ... myalgia - Edema