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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... / Purpuric Rash ... #Purpura #Rash ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #Skin
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
/purpura with fever ... /purpura with fever ... or purpuric rash ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Rash #Algorithm
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Diagnosis Algorithm ... integrity: - Trauma ... Red Flags: • Fever ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #Petechiae #Rash
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... vascular integrity (trauma ... #Dermatology #Rash ... #Petechiae #Purpura
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Findings: • Petechiae ... Maculopapular rash ... sensation or pain: • Petechiae ... Differential Diagnosis ... #rash #diagnosis
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... erythroderma, petechiae ... instability - New-onset fever ... sulfa-drug - Skin ... #Dermatology #Rash
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Activation Syndrome (MAS ... manifestation of MAS ... mucosal bleeding (Petechial ... or purpuric rash ... Plasma exchange #MAS
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
the presence of petechiae ... characterized by petechiae ... brown tint of the rash ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
redness of the skin ... usually to TEN in adults ... erythematous rash ... Nikolsky sign may ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Clinical triad: Fever ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... rash ± odynophagia ... Complications: MAS