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Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
progressive infection ... As the infection ... occurs deep to the skin ... #Dermatology #Leg ... #SkinRash #Necrotizing
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
painless nodular rash ... trauma leads to skin ... painless, no systemic signs ... biopsy preferred Differential ... #clinical #photo
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Blastomycosis Skin ... painless, progressive skin ... Blastomycosis- 2 types of skin ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash ... #dermatology #clinical
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... rash ± odynophagia ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Purpura, ischemic skin ... commonly affects the skin ... • Affects the skin ... cmpkx deposits skin ... Vasculitis: • Skin
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
mucosal involvement, skin ... Aztreonam • If infectious ... there is a strong clinical ... the Allergy and Infectious ... Prescription #algorithm #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Purpura, ischemic skin ... - Affects the skin ... Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis - Skin ... glomerular ischemia - Skin ... Small Vessels: Skin
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness, arms > legs ... life-threatening Differential ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... injury) • Neurologic ... retinal damage) • Skin ... test (this is a skin ... #signs #symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... flexors of the legs ... • Bilateral signs ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #neurology #differential