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Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic ... Pathophysiology: ... trauma, infection, vasculitis ... pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #Rash
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Promastigotes are ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Takayasu: - Age ... Differential Diagnosis ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
expression - Age ... palpation - Vasculitic ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
#Echinococcus #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis ... - Diagnosis, causes ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis ... #Rheumatology # ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis
Diagnosis and Management of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis (HUV)

Diagnosis of HUV
1) Chronic urticaria 
2) Leukocytoclastic vasculitis 
3)
Diagnosis and Management ... (HUV) Diagnosis ... Rituximab, anti-IgE ... #HUV #Diagnosis ... #Management #Rheumatology
Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis

1) Presence of cryoglobulin 
Circulating immunoglobulins that precipitate with cold temperature and dissolve
Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia ... Vasculitis 1 ... Cryoglobulins are ... 3 types 2) Vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
the lungs; they are ... Hookworm #Intestinal #lifecycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
physician narrow the diagnosis ... purpura occurs in vasculitic ... lesions may have a vasculitis ... as autoimmune vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology