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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... of Leg Pain: ... Causes of Leg Pain ... Abscess, Necrotizing fasciitis
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
Necrotizing Fasciitis ... occurs deep to the skin ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #Leg #SkinRash ... #UCSDH
Cellulitis: Severe bilateral inflammation and swelling of the legs.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical
swelling of the legs ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #Skinrash #Cellulitis ... #Legs #Bilateral ... #UCSDH
Skin Ulcers of the Lower Legs / Feet - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
• Pressure
• Trauma
• Radiation
Vascular:
• Arterial
Skin Ulcers of the ... Lower Legs / Feet ... Melanoma #Lower #Legs ... #dermatology #Differential ... #causes
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
medication (in this case ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #DRESS ... #Eosinophilia #Legs ... #Photo #UCSDH
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
vasculitis which causes ... ulceration of the skin ... frequently mistaken for cellulitis ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Pyoderma
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Note the extensive edema, erythema, bullae formation, and necrosis in this patient's thigh. At
Necrotizing Fasciitis ... right demonstrates leg ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Necrotizing ... #UCSDH
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin ... Usually on lower legs ... eruption on lower legs ... #Eczematous #SkinRash ... #causes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
to limbs (esp legs ... ) -> Leg Ulcers, ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... in 5 BC as foot cellulitis ... Vibrio #Vulnificus #skin ... infection #rash #cellulitis ... #dermatology #legs