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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... • Infection: Cellulitis ... Abscess, Necrotizing fasciitis ... Pain: • PAD
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
Necrotizing Fasciitis ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #Leg #SkinRash ... #UCSDH
Cellulitis: Severe bilateral inflammation and swelling of the legs.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical
Cellulitis: Severe ... swelling of the legs ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #Legs #Bilateral ... #UCSDH
Petechiae: punctate spots that arise from spontaneous bleeding secondary to profound thrombocytopenia. 
The spots (easily visible
this patient's legs ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #Rash #Petechiae ... Thrombocytopenia #UCSDH
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
rapidly evolving rash ... in 5 BC as foot cellulitis ... , hypotension, rash ... #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical
Arterial Insufficiency: Chronic arterial insufficiency has resulted in pale, hairless, and somewhat 
shiny appearing lower extremity.
. - UCSD Catalog ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Leg ... Insufficiency #PAD ... #UCSDH
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
Necrotizing Fasciitis ... right demonstrates leg ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #Debridement #UCSDH
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... Occurs on the arms, legs ... ) on the arms, legs ... dermatitis - Cellulitis