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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Fever • Anorexia ... the patient • Blood ... • Skin changes
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... , abdominal pain ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Red Flags: • Fever ... lesions • Severe pain ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... biopsy • Abdominal
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(SLE) General: Fever ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... valve lesions Abdominal ... pain (20%) Renal ... disease (30%):
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... include: infections (HSV ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... mucositis - Rash ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... Large Vessel: Blood ... Cryoglobulins • HIV
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Disease ... , cough, bloody ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... factor • May cause
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... neutrophils in the blood
Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD) vs Multicentric Castleman Disease (MCD) - Comparison Table

Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD):
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Often none or mild ... Systemic symptoms: fever ... Lymph node biopsy, blood ... Variable; depends on cause ... #Comparison #Table
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
• Low-grade fever ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... pain • Back pain ... patches on the skin ... be a clue • Blood