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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... thrombophlebitis Skin ... • Shin splints ... Brittle nails - Skin ... skin • Inflammation
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
- Generalized Differential ... Causes == Primary Skin ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... == No Primary Skin ... Myelodisplastic syndrome
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features of Systemic ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... joints Nervous system ... Polyneuropathy, Cranial nerve ... Demyelinating syndromes
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
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome Treatment
Stop offending agents:
 • List as allergies
Eosinophilia and Systemic ... Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome ... Steroids for severe systemic ... , IVIG etc • Skin ... #Treatment #Management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Associated with skin ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... #rheumatology #management
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... arthritis - with the skin ... Lupus - with Systemic ... Disorders #msk #Differential
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
and C viruses. systemic ... and Sjogren's syndrome ... in absence of skin ... Vasculitides #vasculitis #differential
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... refractory disease Skin ... Neuro disease: • Systemic ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... hypereosinophilic syndrome ... GI, lung, skin), ... B-cell lymphomas), Systemic ... #Eosinophilia #Differential