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Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
decalvans - Secondary ... to Skin Disease ... areata • Secondary ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Capitis - Skin ... Scaling, pustules, crusts ... Examine the entire skin ... Vitamin D levels Systemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Rash Secondary ... characterized by a systemic ... Skin rash and malaise ... resembling rashes caused ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
and Primary Causes ... == Primary Skin ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Vesiculobullous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... • Bullous systemic ... Vesiculobullous #SkinRash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
decalvans - Secondary ... to Skin Disease ... areata • Secondary ... Focal #Localized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... in primary or secondary ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
, non-specific skin ... rash • Vitamin ... Bone disease, secondary ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... Anemia • Zinc - Alopecia
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... (cutaneous or systemic ... gyratum repens • A skin ... multiforme • Acute systemic ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology