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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Rash Febrile ... Endocarditis, Henoch-SchönIein ... #Rash #Algorithm ... #Skin
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Petechial/Purpuric ... endocarditis, RMSF, and Henoch-Schönlein ... rash, the diagnosis ... far simpler and less ... #Purpuric #Rash
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Leg Rash - Palpable ... Purpura Purpura ... later confirmed by skin ... #Legs #Rash #clinical ... #photo #dermatology
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Skin Rash 40 ... +purpuric rash → ... purpura fulminans ... the key to the diagnosis ... #clinical #photo
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
areas (less than ... infection - RMSF - Henoch ... Schonlein Purpura ... : - Purpura fulminans ... cryoglobulins • Skin
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis: • Purpura ... scleritis • Palpable purpura ... Schonlein Purpura ... ) • Palpable purpura ... macules, palpable purpura