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Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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a dermatophyte infection ... Caused by saprophytic ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Diagnosis ... #Management
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential ... foliaceus - Infectious ... Vesiculobullous #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential ... borders of lips Infectious ... #Pustular #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
by Etiology - Differential ... Cryoglobulinemia Infectious ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... fungal ringworm infection ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... barns and lake houses ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Diagnosis and Management ... Statins), ETOH Infection ... Shift of extracellular ... #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
for secondary causes ... drug reaction, infection ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology