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Secondary Disseminated Syphilis

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

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Drugs • Oral ... #dermatology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
: • Scarring Alopecia ... Infectious: Dissecting cellulitis ... • Drugs: Oral ... Scaling, pustules, crusts ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
vasculitis which causes ... frequently mistaken for cellulitis ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Sclerodactyly: Diffuse thickening of the skin on the hands, in this case due to Scleroderma. 
Note
hands, in this case ... Note loss of normal ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
vulnificus part of normal ... in 5 BC as foot cellulitis ... infection #rash #cellulitis ... #dermatology #legs ... #clinical #photo
Cellulitis: Acute inflammation is clearly seen in the image on the left. The picture on the
Cellulitis: Acute ... right is of a normal ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... : Oral Griseofulvin ... #Kerion #Dermatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia ... - CRP: Usually normal ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Drugs • Oral ... #dermatology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes