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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
of the Petechial ... - Autoimmune Vasculitis ... twitter.com/BirksMD #Petechial ... #Purpuric #Petechiae ... #Dermatology #Skin
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... lesions called petechiae ... Petechiae Etiology ... #Petechiae #Rash
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Petechial/Purpuric ... Patients with petechiae ... gonococcal disease, endocarditis ... Those with petechiae ... #Petechiae #Purpural
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Findings: • Petechiae ... , Palpable purpura ... sensation or pain: • Petechiae ... reticularis Differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura ... #Dermatology #Rash ... #Petechiae #Purpura ... #Palpable #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
the Skin - Differential ... Small Vessel: Petechiae ... , Palpable purpura ... - GPA Cutaneous ... #rheumatology #
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Cryoglobulinemia, Endocarditis ... With associated pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm ... #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Joint Pain Rash ... Crohn's disease Palpable ... Sarcoidosis • GPA ... #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... - GPA - EGPA ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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mucositis - Rash ... scleritis • Palpable ... -> causing palpable ... • ANCA (Dx: GPA ... #rheumatology #