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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 ... the Mnemonic "no skin ... #symptoms #signs ... #dermatology #skin ... #skinrash
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
lymphadenopathy Early Secondary ... Fever, malaise • Rash ... testing • No symptoms ... lesions in bone, skin ... #signs #diagnosis
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Rash Secondary ... Skin rash and malaise ... The signs and symptoms ... treatment, the infection ... ▪ “Rash” (75%
Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
Combination of Skin ... on texture of skin ... migrans: • Target sign ... Suggestive of Lyme infection ... dermatology #arthritis #skin
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Screen for secondary ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... , skin or esophageal ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
Sporotrichiosis Infection ... painless nodular rash ... trauma leads to skin ... painless, no systemic signs ... biopsy preferred Differential
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
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
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
within 1 month of infection ... arthritis - with the skin ... inflammation is secondary ... should have other symptoms ... like “butterfly rash
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
Papulosquamous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... Auspitz sign, Koebner's ... central clearing • Secondary ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash