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

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Petechiae #Purpura
the Child with Petechiae ... Purpura - Non-thrombocytopenic ... - Thrombocytopenia ... Peds #Pediatrics #Petechiae ... #Differential #Thrombocytopenia
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Petechial/Purpuric ... purpura presents in thrombocytopenic ... Those with petechiae ... have idiopathic thrombocytopenic ... likely to have thrombocytopenia
Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

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

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... lesions called petechiae ... Petechiae Etiology ... hemostasis: - Thrombocytopenia ... blood test • Serology
Petechiae: punctate spots that arise from spontaneous bleeding secondary to profound thrombocytopenia. 
The spots (easily visible
Petechiae: punctate ... secondary to profound thrombocytopenia ... Dermatology #Rash #Petechiae ... #Thrombocytopenia
SKIN RASHES 



Skin rashes can occur from a variety of factors, including infections, heat, allergens, immune
be divided into petechial ... fever and systemic signs ... maculopapular; #petechiae
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... History of bleeding (petechiae ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... patients with thrombocytopenia ... if the cause of thrombocytopenia
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... #Brudzinskis #Signs ... Clinical #Video #neurology
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Janeway lesions - Petechiae ... Endocarditis #Symptoms #Signs
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
fulminans/DIC, Thrombocytopenia ... (ie petechiae),