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Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... pernicious anemia Stiff ... Manifestations of Stiff ... spasm - apnea Stiff ... sleep DDx: • Neuromyotonia
Test Characteristics of Physical Exam, Imaging, and LRINEC 
Score for the Identification of Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity,
of Necrotizing Fasciitis ... #Necrotizing #Fasciitis
Differential Diagnosis of Necrotizing Fasciitis: 

Cellulitis, 
Superficial abscess, 
Deep vein thrombosis 
(see phlegmasia cerulea dolerans), 
Compartment
of Necrotizing Fasciitis ... #Necrotizing #Fasciitis
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Fascia • Fascitis ... Friction, Plantar Fasciitis
Evolution of Necrotizing Fasciitis or Myonecrosis #Pathophys #GenSurg #NecrotizingFasciitis #Myonecrosis #NEJM
of Necrotizing Fasciitis
STAFF Ultrasound for Necrotizing Fasciitis
Subcutaneous Thickening
Air
Fascial Fluid

Clips 1/2 = Cat bite to hand
Clips 3/4 = Fournier's
STAFF Ultrasound ... for Necrotizing Fasciitis ... ultrasound_vcu #STAFF ... #Necrotizing #Fasciitis
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

#NecrotizingFasciitis #pathophysiology #orthopedics
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Necrotizing Fasciitis - Three cut-sections of the anterior chest wall skin, fat, fascia, pectoralis muscles, and
Necrotizing Fasciitis ... #Necrotizing #Fasciitis
The Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) Scoring System
CRP (mg/dL), 
WBC (per mm3), 
Hemoglobin (g/dL),
for Necrotizing Fasciitis ... #Necrotizing #Fasciitis
Red Leg - Cellulitis Mimickers
 - Unilateral
     • Contact Dermatitis
• Necrotizing Fasciitis