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Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Involving the Skin ... Vasculitis Skin ... Vasculitis: • Behcet Disease ... • Cogan syndrome ... #dermatology #rheumatology
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
vasculitis which causes ... ulceration of the skin ... number of systemic diseases ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
vasculitis) • Cutaneous ... response to local skin ... test (this is a skin ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Disorders of Pigmentations - Hypopigmentation and Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

HYPOPIGMENTATION
Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of
of hair, eyes, skin ... Tanning • Adverse cutaneous ... • Addison's disease ... McCune Albright syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... - Bone marrow disease ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... #rheumatology #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Associated with skin ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... aphthous ulcers, cutaneous ... • Cogan Syndrome ... strong sign of cutaneous ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
migrans skin Rash ... rates of recurrent disease ... University Infectious Diseases ... larva #migrans #skinRash ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... Skin manifestations ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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lymphomas, metastases, skin ... Bartonella), chancroid, cutaneous ... arthritis, Sjögren syndrome ... , Still disease, ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes