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Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP ... morbilliform eruption, pustules ... mucocutaneous erosions AGEP ... Facial edema, pustules ... DRESS #SJSTEN #AGEP
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
SJS/TEN, DRESS, AGEP ... Vesiculobullous or Pustular ... Vibrio vulnificus, AGEP ... , Pustular Psoriasis
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP)

AGEP is largely a clinical diagnosis based on classical skin findings in
Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP ... ) AGEP is largely ... 90% of patients, AGEP ... degrees Celsius) and pustular ... Multiple small pustules
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Pustular Skin Lesions ... Framework What are pustules ... • Pustules < 5-10 ... Rosacea Pustular ... Erosive pustular
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Pustular Skin Rash ... Folliculitis - Pustules ... • Impetigo - Pustules ... with satellite pustules ... periphery #Pustular
Fluid-filled Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm.  Pustule: 1) Pustules more commonly suggest an infectious process (bacterial,
Pustule: 1) Pustules ... FluidFilled #Vesciular #Pustular
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
erythema and erosive pustules ... Blenorrhagicum - pustular
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Takayasu: • Age ... temporal artery • Age ... cutaneous vesicles, pustules
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
whiteheads), +/- few pustules ... called papules/pustules
Age adjusted D Dimer

Patients Age x 10 (85 year-old patients would have an age-adjusted 
cutoff of
Age adjusted D Dimer ... Patients Age ... would have an age-adjusted ... Diagnosis #EBM #ACEP