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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 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Radiation #Trunk ... Sacral #SkinRash #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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• Involves trunk ... erythematous Diagnosis ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Diagnosis
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
- Differential Diagnosis ... scars on face & trunk ... Pustular #SkinRash #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis ... commonly located on trunk ... Bullous #Pemphigoid #Diagnosis ... #Management #dermatology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Periorificial, trunk ... Varicella - Face, trunk ... Cherry angioma - Trunk ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tree pattern on trunk ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diffuse Eruptions (Trunk ... --> spreads to trunk ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
distribution on trunk ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology ... #diagnosis #management
Types of Melanoma
Superficial Spreading
 • Most common form
 • Often develops in previously benign mole
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common place: men = trunk ... #differential #diagnosis ... classification #dermatology