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Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
vasculitic diseases secondary ... inflammation or infection ... RMSF, and Henoch-Schönlein ... If the patient is ... #Purpuric #Rash
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Leg Rash - Palpable ... later confirmed ... by skin biopsy ... #Rash #clinical ... #photo #dermatology
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Skin Rash on Physical ... nausea. 2hrs later ... fulminans secondary ... - BIDMC Infectious ... #photo
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Rash Secondary ... Skin rash and malaise ... treatment, the infection ... and late stages ... #Clinical #Photo
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
in primary or secondary ... - Trauma - Infection ... RMSF - Henoch Schonlein ... : - Purpura fulminans ... cryoglobulins • Skin
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
Stages of Syphilis ... lymphadenopathy Early Secondary ... Fever, malaise • Rash ... first year of infection ... lesions in bone, skin
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
The Stages of Syphilis ... - Rash, pink ... rashes, including tinea-mimicker ... to asymptomatic infection ... granuIomas on skin
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
the ED with a rash ... Mom states that ... the patient had ... upper respiratory infection ... SSSS #Clinical #Photo
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
treatment. 2) Secondary ... weight loss • Skin ... : Rash is the most ... : • Primary, secondary ... #Syphilis #stages
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
African-American patient ... less apparent secondary ... occurs deep to the skin ... Catalog of Clinical Images ... #Clinical #Photo