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Characteristic features of the rash are:

-Rough texture (like sandpaper)
-Worse in the skin folds e.g. groin, axilla,
) #Clinical #Dermatology ... Pediatrics #SkinRash #ScarletFever ... #Trunk #Arms
Trunk / Sacral Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic
 • Squamous cell carcinoma
 • Basal cell
Trunk / Sacral Skin ... Radiation #Trunk ... Sacral #SkinRash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Examination revealed exudative tonsillitis (Panel A), strawberry tongue, and cervical adenopathy with tenderness. Skin examination revealed
punctate papules that caused ... #PrimaryCare #ScarletFever ... Rash #Tonsilitis #StreptococcusPyogenes
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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dermatophyte infection Caused ... • Involves trunk ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
scars on face & trunk ... thick honey-yellow crusts ... Pustular #SkinRash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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tree pattern on trunk ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
commonly located on trunk ... - Erosions and crusts ... Diagnosis #Management #dermatology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Periorificial, trunk ... honey-colored crusts ... Varicella - Face, trunk ... Cherry angioma - Trunk ... ; pruritis #dermatology
Multiple scattered erythematous papules with multiple surrounding excoriations and hemorrhagic crusts, mostly localized to extremities but
and hemorrhagic crusts ... also present on trunk ... #Clinical #Dermatology ... Rash #Scabies #Trunk
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
distribution on trunk ... Edema in 70% of cases ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology