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Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
the Skin - Differential ... Secondary: CTD ... Skin Findings: ... : • Behcet Disease ... #rheumatology #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... Purpura, ischemic skin ... Differential ... • ANA (Suggest CTD ... differential #diagnosis
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... Splenomegaly - CTD ... EGPA - MPA • CTD ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - Management ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... idiopathic, liver, CTD ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... response to local skin ... test (this is a skin ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Muscular: normal CK ... #diagnosis #management
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... Alpha & Mu) Skin ... thrombosis+Pulm HTN+skin ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Hematology #Monoclonal #Differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... permanent alopecia Differential ... ANCA-associated vasculitis ... Seizures • Strokes Skin ... Valvular disorders • CAD
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... primary lesions - differential ... Dove sensitive skin ... #Nephrology #CKD