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Differential for the Child with Petechiae or Purpura
 - Non-thrombocytopenic
 - Thrombocytopenia

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Petechiae #Purpura
the Child with Petechiae ... or Purpura - Non-thrombocytopenic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Petechiae ... #Purpura #Differential
Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

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

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... hemostasis: - Thrombocytopenia ... Henoch Schonlein Purpura ... Non-Palpable Rash: - Purpura ... cryoglobulins • Skin
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Coagulopathy: Purpura ... fulminans/DIC, Thrombocytopenia ... (ie petechiae), ... dermatoses #skin ... differential #diagnosis #cancer
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
manifestations Petechiae ... discrete areas of skin ... individuals with thrombocytopenia ... The skin is flat ... #ecchymosis #thrombocytopenia
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
integrity of: • Skin ... Muscle cramping Skin ... : • Petechia • ... • Petechiae, purpura ... cutaneous vasculitis, thrombocytopenia
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Significant ↓ PLT: Petechiae ... infiltrates (anemia, thrombocytopenia ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... CLL -> Invade Skin