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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... , Hypotension, shock ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... • Clinical Manifestations ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... 3rd Decade Skin ... Differential Diagnosis ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1,
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Can also be measured ... -15% If SLE is clinically ... syndromes Anti-PCNA 1- ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... table #ANA
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
endocarditis, sepsis, shock ... possible Patient's clinical ... the key to the diagnosis ... #Rash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... Pathways: - 1. ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... (e.g. systemic lupus
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... due to skip lesions ... mg per day or 1 ... slow taper over 1- ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
with creepy rash. diagnosis ... with pruritus. can ... self-limited Diagnosis ... is clinical & labs ... #clinical #photo
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
and M. fortuitum can ... Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... patients such as: 1. ... Hematologic malignancy ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Diagnosis? ... immunosuppressed pts: usually acquired ... steroid use Dx: skin ... #skin #clinical ... #photo