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Quick review on streptococcal skin infections. 

Images from dermnet.nz

#diagnosis #clinical #differential #dermatology #skinrash #skin
streptococcal skin infections ... #diagnosis #clinical ... #differential # ... dermatology #skinrash
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... effect following treatment ... Iron deficiency anemia ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
• Bleomycin Hematologic ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Cryoglobulinemia Infectious ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
acute onset RUQ pain ... Supportive with treatment ... hepatomegaly and anemia ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
failure) with severe pain ... at the site of infection ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Necrotizing
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
progressive infection ... As the infection ... of illness and pain ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #Leg #SkinRash
Sarcoidosis - Skin Manifestations

This is a quick overview of some of the cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis.
is often on the differential ... Sarcoidosis #diagnosis #clinical ... #differential # ... treatment #photo ... #dermatology #skinrash
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Clinical Presentation ... • Symptoms of anemia ... younger pts) Differential ... chills, flank pain ... #hematology #diagnosis
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... likelihood of negative clinical ... #differential # ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology