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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
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Occurs on the arms ... papules) on the arms ... Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #diagnosis #dermatology
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
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... , but without treatment ... the palms of the hands ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
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
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
E2 production and ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... loss from the skin ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Paresthesias: Hands ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #treatment #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... retinal damage) • Skin ... test (this is a skin ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... with sparing of hands ... the mainstay of treatment ... arms, deposition ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
macrognathia), ↑ hand ... , hair growth, skin ... tags, skin thickening ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Endocrinology #Treatment