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Generalized Hyperpigmentation Differentials
Use the Mnemonic "no skin SPARED"

Images from dermnet.nz and merckmanuals

Mnemonic from https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/dermatology-mnemonics-6011359#5 #diagnosis #differential
Hyperpigmentation Differentials ... the Mnemonic "no skin ... #symptoms #signs ... #dermatology #skin ... #skinrash
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
progressive ulceration ... of the skin. ... diseases, it is most commonly ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Head and Neck Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic:
 • Squamous cell carcinoma
 • Basal cell
Head and Neck Skin ... Ulcers - Differential ... #Neck #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
Genital Skin Ulcers ... - Differential ... genitals #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Ulcerative Blastomycosis ... Skin Lesion 57 ... painless, progressive skin ... heaped up borders); differential ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash
Skin Ulcers of the Lower Legs / Feet - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
• Pressure
• Trauma
• Radiation
Vascular:
• Arterial
Skin Ulcers of the ... Legs / Feet - Differential ... #Feet #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Pustular Skin Rash ... - Differential ... body folds with satellite ... #Pustular #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
Skin Ulcers by Etiology ... - Differential ... Cryptococcosis #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
of age • Most common ... more): Genital ulceration ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Crohn disease, ulcerative ... diagnosis #management #signs
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
trauma leads to skin ... painless, no systemic signs ... biopsy preferred Differential ... lymphatic spread: common ... Tb, NTM; less common