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Trunk / Sacral Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic
 • Squamous cell carcinoma
 • Basal cell
Trunk / Sacral Skin ... Ulcers - Differential ... Radiation #Trunk ... #Sacral #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential
Characteristic features of the rash are:

-Rough texture (like sandpaper)
-Worse in the skin folds e.g. groin, axilla,
) #Clinical #Dermatology ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #SkinRash #ScarletFever ... #Trunk #Arms
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 ... www.medscape.com/slideshow/dermatology-mnemonics ... #5 #diagnosis #differential ... symptoms #signs #dermatology ... #skin #skinrash
Erythema Multiforme: skin eruption secondary to allergic reaction from an antibiotic.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Erythema ... #Multiforme #Trunk
Quick review on streptococcal skin infections. 

Images from dermnet.nz

#diagnosis #clinical #differential #dermatology #skinrash #skin
diagnosis #clinical #differential ... #dermatology #skinrash
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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• Involves trunk ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Diagnosis
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential ... scars on face & trunk ... #Pustular #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential
Tinea Pedis: Scaly red erruption of the feet caused by fungal dermatitis.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD
Tinea Pedis: Scaly ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Tinea ... #Pedis #Foot #UCSDH
Scarlet Fever - Other symptoms include: white coating on the tongue which then peels and leave
lymphadenopathy #Clinical #Dermatology ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #SkinRash #ScarletFever
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
Skin Ulcers - Differential ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential