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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
thrombophlebitis Skin ... • Shin splints ... Brittle nails - Skin ... skin • Inflammation ... #extremity #msk
Cushing's Syndrome - Moon Facies, Buffalo Hump, Abdominal Striae, Thin Skin

A young man presents with rapid
Cushing's Syndrome ... Skin A young ... gain (license photo ... Next diagnostic ... #Signs #MoonFacies
CREST Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

CALCINOSIS (BB-sized, hard nodules in fingers)
RAYNAUD'S Phenomenon
ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITY
SCLERODACTYLY (thickening and tightening
CREST Syndrome: ... tightening of skin ... MTPs) #CREST #Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
redness of the skin ... staphylococcal scalded skin ... syndrome (SSS) ... , the differential ... and toxic shock syndrome
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... sulfa-drug - Skin ... Immunocompromised #Diagnosis ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome ... erythematosus (SLE) Signs ... Xeroderma (Dry skin ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... damage to sacral nerves ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... arthritis - with the skin ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
wax and wane; diagnosis ... trauma leads to skin ... painless, no systemic signs ... biopsy preferred Differential ... Infection #clinical #photo