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Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Henoch Schonlein Purpura ... Rash: - Purpura ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Petechiae are small, red lesions caused when capillaries leak blood into the skin. Petechiae larger than
, red lesions caused ... blood into the skin ... than 0.5 cm are purpura ... #Clinical #EM # ... #Purpura
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... , Palpable purpura ... • Palpable purpura ... Vesicles overlying purpuric ... Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
areas of the body Purpura ... Purpura due to vasculitis ... is usually palpable ... Wet purpura is the ... #Purpura #Bruise
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
poor nutrition Clinical ... Purpura • Perifollicular ... • Petechiae, purpura ... , or any other cause ... Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... • Purpura • ... Palpable variants ... Hemorrhagic bullae • Purpura ... #treatment #management
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
considered to be caused ... PETECHIAE and PURPURA ... : Petechiae are ... Purpura are larger ... and may be palpable
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Viral replication causes ... endothelial cells - Palpable ... or necrotic purpura ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Arthralgia - Purpura ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... triad of Palpable ... purpura, Arthralgia ... Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... and management ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Clinical ... manifestations - Skin ... involvement with purpura