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Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
in vasculitic diseases ... /purpura with fever ... /purpura with fever ... or purpuric rash ... #Purpuric #Rash
Mucocutaneous Findings Kawasaki’s Disease - Patients present with diffuse red rash and fever with lymphadenopathy, strawberry
’s Disease - Patients ... and fever with ... extremities and peeling skin ... #Clinical #Peds ... #Disease #Rash
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
or absence of fever ... diagnosis includes Kawasaki ... disease, scarlet ... fever, and toxic ... #Febrile #Fever
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #Petechiae #Rash
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the ... Disease: Diagnosis ... * Fever >5d * ... , >1.5cm) - Rash ... criteria) #Diagnosis #Peds
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
erythroderma, petechiae ... instability - New-onset fever ... sulfa-drug - Skin ... #Dermatology #Rash ... #Differential #
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
known as rat bite fever ... or Haverhill fever ... infectiosum • Fever ... acute rheumatic fever ... #differential #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... abdominal pain • Kawasaki ... Coronary arteries - Fever ... mucositis - Rash ... Vasculitis: • Fevers
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... and branches • Fever ... • Check: HBV Kawasaki ... Coronary arteries • Fever ... , mucositis • Rash
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Pulmonary exam - Skin ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... one post op Cardiology