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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
Rash Febrile ... Endocarditis, Henoch-SchönIein ... - Purpura Fulminans ... - Autoimmune Vasculitis ... #Skin
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Leg Rash - Palpable ... Palpable purpura ... Palpable = vasculitis ... later confirmed by skin ... #photo #dermatology
Palpable Purpura seen in Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP, IgA Vasculitis)

55 year old male on tuberculosis treatment
Palpable Purpura ... 55 year old male ... rash. ... #clinical #photo ... #dermatology #skin
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
in vasculitic diseases ... RMSF, and Henoch-Schönlein ... fulminans, disseminated ... rash, the diagnosis ... #Purpuric #Rash
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Joint Pain Rash ... Crohn's disease Palpable ... Henoch Schönlein ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... RMSF - Henoch Schonlein ... Rash: - Purpura ... fulminans - DIC ... cryoglobulins • Skin
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Acute Purpura Fulminans ... Skin Rash on Physical ... (purpura fulminans ... #Fulminans #Skin ... #photo
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Diagnosis Framework ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... - APLS • Acute ... Fulminans (DIC ... PURPURA: Vasculitis
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
• Petechiae, Palpable ... Maculopapular rash ... EGPA • Henoch-Schönlein ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... #dermatology #rash
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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present • Henoch Schonlein ... Purpura (IgA vasculitis ... mucositis - Rash ... scleritis • Palpable ... -> causing palpable