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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis - with the skin ... formation, systemic autoimmune ... should have other symptoms ... like “butterfly rash
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
and associated disorders ... - Vitiligo - Autoimmune ... and associated disorders ... : - Pale skin ... Insufficiency #Signs
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... , skin or esophageal ... #Algorithm #Differential
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Common Causes: • Autoimmune ... Infiltrative Disorders ... pseudomonas) Autoimmune ... endocrine disorder ... patches on the skin
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... : - Autoimmune ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #Differential #
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Syndrome) is a skin ... inflamed or blistered skin ... Rare Disorder: ... development of skin ... deeper into the skin
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... gyratum repens • A skin ... induratum • A chronic skin ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... Polyarteritis nodosa: - Skin ... Retroperitoneal fibrosis - Autoimmune ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
characterized by extensive skin ... rash in association ... Symptoms: • The ... Skin involvement ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... permanent alopecia Differential ... disease • Non-autoimmune ... Seizures • Strokes Skin ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms