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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 ... trauma leads to skin ... papulonodular lesions ... Infection #clinical #photo ... #hand
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... injury) • Neurologic ... test (this is a skin ... Behcet disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Pustular Skin Lesions ... - Differential ... sterile and are ... Irregular pustules on hands ... #Lesions #Differential
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... with sparing of hands ... arms, deposition ... lesions, or localized ... Diagnosis #comparison #table
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... , neurologic, and ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... occasional oligoclonal bands
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... - Supranuclear lesions ... Redundant eyelid skin ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
on the back of hands ... classic targetoid lesions ... • Causes are multiple ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... variably: On one hand ... required due to skip ... lesions.
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... lesions) • Anti-TIF1 ... kinase levels are ... • Mechanic's hands