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SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO syndrome is ... • Pustular skin ... suppurativa, palmar pustular ... pustulosis, pustular ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Pustular Skin Lesions ... • Pustules < 5-10 ... Rosacea Pustular ... Erosive pustular ... SAPHO syndrome (
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
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Auto-Inflammatory: PAPA, SAPHO ... Auto-Inflammatory: SAPHO
Evaluating Patients for Smallpox
Acute, Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Protocol

#SmallPox #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Criteria #Differential #Varicella
Generalized Vesicular or Pustular
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
whiteheads), +/- few pustules ... called papules/pustules ... Treatment #Mild #Management
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
• Progressive muscular ... Neuropathy • Spinal Muscular ... Polymyositis • Duchenne Muscular
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
Vesiculobullous or Pustular ... vulnificus, AGEP, Pustular