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Vasculitis: In this instance, the vasculitic skin lesions were secondary to Haemophilus endocarditis.
Photo credit, Josh Fierer,
skin lesions were ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Vasculitis ... #Endocarditis #UCSDH
Vascular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Petechiae < 0.2 cm diameter
 - Purpura 0.2
Vascular Skin Lesions ... discolorations of skin ... #Vascular #Vasculitis ... #SkinRash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
resulting in a vasculitis ... which causes slowly ... ulceration of the skin ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Pyoderma
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... lesions that result ... deficiencies - PNH ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... response to local skin ... test (this is a skin ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
lesions • Mononeuritis ... May develop in pts ... tract, and often causes ... : • Skin lesions ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Testosterone - Coumadin skin ... atherosclerotic lesions ... coagulation and other causes ... - Vasculitis ... pathophysiology #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
blisters containing pus ... lesions + Rheumatic ... Rule out other causes ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... ) • Cutaneous vasculitis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... : 2% Systemic Vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic inflammatory vasculitis ... differential diagnosis = vasculitis ... required due to skip ... lesions. ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management