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Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
== Primary Skin ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... Skin Lesion / Systemic ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... #generalized #dermatology
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Capitis - Skin ... Vitamin D levels Systemic ... weight loss • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #dermatology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
(cutaneous or systemic ... dermal macular hyperpigmentation ... multiforme • Acute systemic ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Pruritus - No Primary ... Skin Lesion - Differential ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... Pruritus #secondary #systemic ... #generalized #dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Abnormalities in primary ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... deficiency Work ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... rendering the immune system ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... frequently affected systems ... EPO-independent (primary ... up EPO levels Primary ... normal/high - Chronic
Approach to Elevated Tryptase - Differential Diagnosis Framework

The DDx of elevated tryptase can be broken down
into a 4-pass system ... 2nd pass = Chronic ... Eosinophilic GI Disorders ... 3rd pass = Primary ... #Diagnosis #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... permanent alopecia Differential ... the context of primary ... Seizures • Strokes Skin ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... just beneath the skin ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... blood count with differential