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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

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

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Abnormalities in primary ... integrity: - Trauma ... fulminans - DIC ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... or disorders of primary ... #Dermatology #Rash ... #Petechiae #Purpura
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Diagnosis Framework ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... /Quantity: • Primary ... - Trauma • ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... easy bruising to purpura ... mucosal bleeding (Petechial ... or purpuric rash ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... : • Petechiae ... • Purpura • Palpable ... Treatment: • Treat primary ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Primary (essential ... processes: • Systemic ... necrosis • Purpura ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... necrosis • DIC