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Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
45 years old, seen ... Tip: To differentiate ... later confirmed by skin ... #photo #dermatology ... #HSP
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... illness in summer ... Vibrio #Vulnificus #skin ... #dermatology #legs ... #clinical #photo
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Purpura Fulminans Skin ... Exam 60 year old ... rigors, diarrhea, nausea ... ) and critical illness ... #photo
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... pain or spasm - legs ... fatigue Heat Rash ... blisters on the skin ... #differential #
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Moccasin-variety Tinea ... Over the years: rash ... dermatophytes cause ... skin of inflamed ... type #clinical #photo
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... ) on the arms, legs ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... influenza-like illness
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
- This iron causes ... brown tint of the rash ... involvement is less ... eczematous features • Mild ... Dermatoses #Dermatosis #differential
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Ankles, lower legs ... honey-colored crusts ... with site, (e.g„ tinea ... #dermatology #rash ... #differential #
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... Powassan, louping ill ... Maculopapular rash ... second phase of the illness ... • Uveitis • Rash
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
arthralgia, arm/leg ... of shoulder and hip ... , mucositis • Rash ... tract, and often causes ... purpura (lower legs