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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... of the Petechial ... twitter.com/BirksMD #Petechial ... #Purpuric #Petechiae ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... lesions called petechiae ... Petechiae Etiology ... #Petechiae #Rash
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Petechial/Purpuric ... Patients with petechiae ... endocarditis, RMSF, and Henoch-Schönlein ... Those with petechiae ... #Petechial #Petechiae
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Approach to the Rash ... Viral infections (HSV ... Thrombocytopenia (ie petechiae ... dermatoses #skin ... #differential #diagnosis
Palpable Purpura seen in Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP, IgA Vasculitis)

55 year old male on tuberculosis treatment
Purpura seen in Henoch ... Schonlein Purpura (HSP ... Vasculitis) 55 year old ... Vasculitis #clinical #photo ... #dermatology #skin
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Pathophysiology ... erythroderma, petechiae ... sulfa-drug - Skin ... #Dermatology #Rash
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Findings: • Petechiae ... Maculopapular rash ... sensation or pain: • Petechiae ... polyangiitis • EGPA • Henoch-Schönlein ... #dermatology #rash
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Leg Rash - Palpable ... 45 years old, seen ... later confirmed by skin ... #clinical #photo ... #dermatology #HSP
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Over the years: rash ... Diagnosis? ... covering the foot, hence ... skin of inflamed ... type #clinical #photo
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
the presence of petechiae ... characterized by petechiae ... brown tint of the rash ... eczematous features • Mild ... #differential #diagnosis