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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
the ED with a rash ... the patient’s rash ... Scalded #Skin #Syndrome ... #SSSS #Clinical ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Zoster, Coxsackie (hand ... SCVMCMed #Fever #Rash ... #Differential #
Sweet’s Syndrome - Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis 

The syndrome involves fever, painful rash, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and
Sweet’s Syndrome ... fever, painful rash ... leukocytosis, and ... #dermatology #Rash ... #Skin #Clinical
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
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Christmas Tree Rash ... palms/soles - Differential ... ChristmasTree #Rash ... Pityriasis #rosea #clinical ... #dermatology #photo
Heliotrope Rash in Dermatomyositis

Peri-orbital edema and the heliotrope rash that we are all familiar with. Eyelid
Heliotrope Rash ... Peri-orbital edema and ... usually bilateral and ... #Dermatology #Clinical ... #Photo #Face
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
– compartment syndrome ... Management: - ... Urgent orthopedics referral ... Metacarpal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Referral #Orthopedics
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome ... Purple #Urine #Bag #Syndrome ... pathophysiology #clinical ... #photo #differential
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... lesions • Derm referral ... • Early ophtho referral ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
Nikolsky sign, the differential ... toxic shock syndrome ... erythematous rash ... #Erythematous #Rash ... Febrile #Fever #Differential
Petechiae: punctate spots that arise from spontaneous bleeding secondary to profound thrombocytopenia. 
The spots (easily visible
non-blanching and ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #Rash #Petechiae