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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
nodular rash of arm ... wane; diagnosis ... trauma leads to skin ... #clinical #photo ... #hand
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Leg Pain: • Infection ... entrapment • Infections ... syndromeShin ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
of the joints (arthritis ... Upper respiratory infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... +/- myocardial infarction ... retinal damage) • Skin ... test (this is a skin ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... reticularis & skin ... arthritis) • ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
- Diagnosis and ... Laboratory testing of skin ... syndrome: • Fever ... Syndrome: • Most ... patients are afebrile
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
- Differential Diagnosis ... sterile and are ... Irregular pustules on hands ... SAPHO syndrome ( ... Sweet syndrome
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... infections and ... loss, arthralgia, arm ... bruits, asymmetric arm ... occasional oligoclonal bands
Cushing's Syndrome - Moon Facies, Buffalo Hump, Abdominal Striae, Thin Skin

A young man presents with rapid
Cushing's Syndrome ... Abdominal Striae, Thin Skin ... What findings are ... the patient's hand ... Next diagnostic
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... pancreatitis), joints (arthritis ... extremities (ischemia, infarction ... nose (epistaxis), skin ... Diabetic nephropathy and