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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... Microangiopathy #thrombocytopenic ... HemolyticUremicSyndrome #HUS #thrombocytopenia ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Approach to the Rash ... fulminans/DIC, Thrombocytopenia ... dermatoses #skin ... #differential # ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
DRESS Syndrome vs SJS/TEN
DRESS
 • Latency: 2-8 weeks
 • Rash: Morbilliform
 • Mucosal involvement: 50% have
: 2-8 weeks • Rash ... : 4-28 days • Rash ... Prerenal azotemia • Skin ... Syndrome #SJS #TEN #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential ... hemostasis: - Thrombocytopenia ... deficiency Work ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... disease (diverse genotypes ... Schistocytes, thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Drug Rashes - Comparison ... >90% of total skin ... #TABLE #DRESS # ... #Erythroderma #Dermatology ... #Emergency #Differential
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
receptor] • Thrombocytopenia ... chain IIA • Thrombocytopenia ... Platelet #Defects #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... gyratum repens • A skin ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Schonlein Leg Rash ... Tip: To differentiate ... Thrombocytopenia ... later confirmed by skin ... clinical #photo #dermatology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... eosinophilia, skin ... #Scleroderma #Differential ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology