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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Clinical History: - Fever ... regurgitation - Pain ... Infections: Syphilis ... #Differential # ... Causes
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint Pain ... • Rheumatic fever ... Sarcoidosis #dermatology ... #joint #pain #skin ... #rashes #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Causes of Leg Pain ... : • Infection: ... /swelling - Fever ... lower #extremity #msk
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
pharyngeal erythema, fever ... that persists as skin ... -> Fever, cough ... jaundice and RUQ pain ... #Immunization #peds
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... Rapid onset of fever ... immunosuppressive meds ... Vibrio #Vulnificus #skin ... #cellulitis #dermatology
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 ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Red Flags: • Fever ... lesions • Severe pain ... deficiency Work ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... • Abdominal ultrasound
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... Genitourinary Infection ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... SLE) - Viral infections ... mountain spotted fever ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... • Polymorphic skin ... , • Multiple skin ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential