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Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
Raised, boggy lesion ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Hair loss • Fever ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Janeway Lesions in Endocarditis seen on Physical Exam 

Dr Supradip Ghosh
@dr_supradip

36 year old male with history
left hemiplegia, fevers ... with persistent fever ... - Clinical examination ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #photo #dermatology
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
or fluid-filled lesions ... instability - New-onset fever ... Mucocutaneous or ocular lesions ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... hemorrhagic skin lesions ... mountain spotted fever ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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• Rheumatic fever ... Discoid skin lesions ... Sarcoidosis #dermatology ... #skin #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
However, the differential ... vesiculobullous rash and a fever ... with localized lesions ... and fever. ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
with devastating differential ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... palpable, the differential ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
disease • Periodic fever ... multiorgan failure • Fever ... - Nonremitting fever ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... reddish-purple lesions ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Hypotension • Mucosal lesions ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology