8 results
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
Palpable Purpura seen in Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP, IgA Vasculitis)

55 year old male on tuberculosis treatment
Vasculitis) 55 year old ... on tuberculosis treatment ... Vasculitis #clinical #photo ... #dermatology #skin ... #rash #physicalexam
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... integrity of: • Skin ... persons with poor nutrition ... Muscle cramping Skin ... vasculitis Treatment
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Onset Still's Disease ... maculopapular skin ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... #rheumatology #management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
rash in association ... Skin involvement ... withdrawal • Mild ... treatment • Severe ... disease: 1.
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
anemia, yellow skin ... , celiac disease ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management ... #nutrition
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, ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
(blue-purple) rash ... had more severe disease ... Dermatomyositis: • ILD ... positive patients Treatment ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management