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Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #SkinRash
Reactive Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive erythematous with various morphology
 • Urticaria - Firm /
Reactive Skin Rash ... #Reactive #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
) • Behcet's syndrome ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash ... blisters, possibly crusts ... Vesiculobullous #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Pustular Skin Rash ... thick honey-yellow crusts ... #Pustular #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
germinative skin cells ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... Skin-homing T-cells ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Rash #Erythroderma
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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dermatophyte infection Caused ... meatballs appearance Management ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Diagnosis ... #Management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome ... medication (in this case ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #DRESS ... #Syndrome #DrugReaction
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome ... medication (in this case ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #DRESS ... #Syndrome #DrugReaction
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... = funny-shaped cells ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology