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Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Skin Rash on Physical ... Exam 60 year old ... BIDMC Infectious Diseases ... #Fulminans #Skin ... #photo
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
maculopapular rash ... Post Transfusion Purpura ... Causes purpura & ... infections with skin ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
maculopapular rash ... Post Transfusion Purpura ... Causes purpura & ... infections with skin ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
characterized by extensive skin ... rash in association ... Skin involvement ... withdrawal • Mild ... disease: symptomatic
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Reaction - Itching ... mucosal involvement, skin ... If infectious disease ... and Infectious Disease ... Prescription #algorithm #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
easy bruising to purpura ... (Petechial or purpuric ... rash) • Heart, ... Fibrin degradation products ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
PALM RASHES 
Common features and patterns:
1.	Color:
o	Red or erythematous: Common in inflammatory or allergic reactions.
o	Purple or purpuric:
o Purple or purpuric ... occur in chronic skin ... , or bullous skin ... like Kawasaki disease ... Fungal Infections (Tinea