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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
thrombophlebitis Skin ... • Shin splints ... Poor pulses - Hair ... Brittle nails - Skin ... skin • Inflammation
Disorders of Pigmentations - Hypopigmentation and Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

HYPOPIGMENTATION
Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of
Hyperpigmentation - Differential ... hypopigmentation of hair ... , eyes, skin • ... McCune Albright syndrome ... Hyperpigmentation #disorders #skin
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... Diffuse and Focal) Differential ... • Loose anagen syndrome ... - Secondary to Skin ... #dermatology #Differential
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Capitis - Skin ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... Examine the entire skin ... loss #alopecia #Differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Purpura, ischemic skin ... - Affects the skin ... Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis - Skin ... glomerular ischemia - Skin ... Small Vessels: Skin
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... junction, cranial nerve ... eyelid: • Third nerve ... Redundant eyelid skin ... Ptosis #neurology #Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... retinal damage) • Skin ... test (this is a skin ... Behcet disease) Differential ... #diagnosis #management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
characterized by extensive skin ... Skin involvement ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... Exanthematous Pustulosis Management ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... irreversible muscle and nerve ... Syndrome usually ... over the involved skin ... area of erythema, skin
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
hyperhidrosis, hair ... growth, skin tags ... , skin thickening ... Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome