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What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
falls onto the hand ... Always check for skin ... – compartment syndrome ... #Hand #Metacarpal ... #Diagnosis #Management
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
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
onto outstretched hand ... swollen elbow and ... ), compartment syndrome ... Posterior long arm ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
onto outstretched hand ... Exam: Swelling and ... ), compartment syndrome ... Posterior long arm ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
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 ... Infection #clinical #photo ... #hand
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
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... three clinical diagnoses ... orbital rooftop fracture ... Redundant eyelid skin ... #ophthalmology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... , pathological fractures ... #Cushings #Syndrome ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... the palms of the hands ... faint that they are ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Differential Diagnosis ... Syringomyelia • Spinal AVM ... distinguishing feature ... stimulation of skin ... #differential #diagnosis