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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 ... #Syphilis #Secondary ... #Disseminated #Dermatology
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... decalvans - Secondary ... areata • Secondary ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Secondary ... deficiency, hemolysis, hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
red to purple, hemorrhagic ... leakage of RBC's secondary ... Thrombocytopenia: ITP • Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia ... decalvans - Secondary ... areata • Secondary ... Focal #Localized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... Discoloration - Splinter hemorrhages ... NailDisorders #Systemic #Secondary ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... than 2 mm) of hemorrhage ... in primary or secondary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #dermatology #physicalexam
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
treatment #diagnosis #causes ... #atopy #atopic ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... corticosteroids in dermatology ... D, Galloway G, Murray