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Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... instability - New-onset fever ... sulfa-drug - Skin ... #Dermatology #Rash ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... loss from the skin ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Rash: • Small ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #causes
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
repeated exposure to heat ... centrifugum • A chronic skin ... gyratum repens • A skin ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
rash in association ... Edema in 70% of cases ... Fever >38.5 2. ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... withdrawal • Mild
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Weight loss • Heat ... arrhythmia - Fever ... Thickening of skin ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... nodes: 13-15%, skin ... posterior MSK, heart
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... integrity of: • Skin ... , or any other cause ... #Management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
rectum • Chancres heal ... Presentation: Fever ... weight loss • Skin ... : Rash is the most ... #management #Treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioides): Valley Fever ... extrapulmonary sites: skin ... spinal cord), eyes, heart ... • Management ... - Mild pulmonary