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SKIN RASHES 



Skin rashes can occur from a variety of factors, including infections, heat, allergens, immune
rapid and accurate diagnosis ... important to make treatment ... be divided into petechial ... /purpuric, erythematous ... ; #purpura; #rash
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology: ... #Dermatology #Rash ... #Petechiae #Purpura
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Approach to the Rash ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... Coagulopathy: Purpura ... Thrombocytopenia (ie petechiae ... #differential #diagnosis
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
and Management ... • Purpura • Perifollicular ... • Petechiae, purpura ... Henoch-Schonlein purpura ... vasculitis Treatment
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... meningococcal purpuric ... rash Examination ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... • Purpura • ... Hemorrhagic bullae • Purpura ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
easy bruising to purpura ... mucosal bleeding (Petechial ... or purpuric rash ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Management #Hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
lesions, palpable purpura ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Cutaneous: palpable purpura ... multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... or serologies + symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... #management #neurology