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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
trigger - Direct skin ... infiltration (lymphocytes ... , Chronic spontaneous ... urticaria, Chronic ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Physical Exam/Signs ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... cells can indicate disease ... • Richter’s Syndrome
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... matter, spinal cord ... Recurrent and chronic ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet Syndrome ... • Cogan Syndrome ... purpura: strong sign ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... elevated protein, lymphocytic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... vasculitis • Cogan syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... osteomyelitis or skin ... count (mainly lymphocytes ... that exists as a mold ... Mouth, throat, skin
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... muscular atrophy • Chronic