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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... DIC, Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenic ... Purpura #Rash #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Skin
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Algorithm Pinpoint ... Abnormalities in primary ... hemostasis: - Thrombocytopenia ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... History of bleeding (petechiae ... deficienies Labs: - Basic ... unclear, or if a primary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
BURROW: burrows are linear ... : Petechiae are ... nettle sting #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #Skin ... Nomenclature #Atlas #Key #Basics
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Significant ↓ PLT: Petechiae ... infiltrates (anemia, thrombocytopenia ... + distinctive primary ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... just beneath the skin ... caused by bleeding (petechiae ... syndromes with single-lineage ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis