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Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
- Differential Diagnosis ... racemosa, Digital ulceration ... - GPA Cutaneous ... #skin #dermatology ... differential #diagnosis
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
resulting in a vasculitis ... which causes slowly ... progressive ulceration ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Pyoderma
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Lofgren's syndrome Ulcerative ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Skin Ulcers of the Lower Legs / Feet - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
• Pressure
• Trauma
• Radiation
Vascular:
• Arterial
- Differential Diagnosis ... insufficiency • Vasculitis ... #Feet #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... - GPA - EGPA ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology #rheumatology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Head and Neck Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic:
 • Squamous cell carcinoma
 • Basal cell
- Differential Diagnosis ... #Neck #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... Bullae/Blisters • Ulceration ... Differential Diagnosis ... #dermatology #rash ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
- Differential Diagnosis ... genitals #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
insufficiency • Vasculitis ... • Bleomycin Hematologic ... Cryptococcosis #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
Identification of causes ... (5%): PAN > GPA ... , EGPA • Solid ... #dermpath #dermatology ... signs #lesions #diagnosis