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Secondary Disseminated Syphilis

Case from my residency that @EstradaElJefe helped me publish in JGIM. One important finding
Secondary Disseminated ... Syphilis Case ... is the patchy alopecia ... #Disseminated #Dermatology ... #Clinical #Photo
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
• Loose anagen syndrome ... decalvans - Secondary ... to Skin Disease ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Capitis - Skin ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... Examine the entire skin ... disorder • Atopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... ) • Atopic dermatitis ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
decalvans - Secondary ... to Skin Disease ... areata • Secondary ... Focal #Localized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
rubbing of the skin ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... /toxic epidermal ... syndrome, caused ... Nikolskys #Sign #TEN #Dermatology
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
, inflammatory skin ... treatment #diagnosis #causes ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... corticosteroids in dermatology ... D, Galloway G, Murray
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... leakage of RBC's secondary ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
, non-specific skin ... Bone disease, secondary ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... Anemia • Zinc - Alopecia
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin ... demarcated • Atopic ... Secondary to venous ... Eczematous #SkinRash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes