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SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
, joint, and skin ... • Pustular skin ... dermatoses • Skin ... Rule out other causes ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long bones ... BrighamChiefs #Bone ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... • Secondary Causes ... Drug induced - Bone ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Baclofen Skin Rash

When a nursing home patient re-presents to the Emergency Department, go through their medication
Baclofen Skin Rash ... recently started ones ... #Baclofen #Skin ... #Rash #Dermatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
practices that could cause ... candidate) - Bone ... patients if the cause ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Algorithm and Causes ... hyperplasia of bone ... #Differential #Causes ... #Workup #Hematology
Skin Hypopigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of hair, eyes, skin
 • Phenylketonuria
Skin Hypopigmentation ... of hair, eyes, skin ... Hypopigmentation #disorders #skin ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Vascular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Petechiae < 0.2 cm diameter
 - Purpura 0.2
Vascular Skin Lesions ... discolorations of skin ... Vasculitis #SkinRash #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... == Primary Skin ... • Xerosis (dry skin ... #generalized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... invade URT & via hematologic ... within GI and URT causes ... CNS and hematologic ... that persists as skin