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Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy (calciphylaxis) - Hand photo and XRay
Based on this image, what is the likely
) - Hand photo and ... is the likely diagnosis ... end-stage kidney disease ... ) - clinical syndrome ... Arteriolopathy #Hand
CREST Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

CALCINOSIS (BB-sized, hard nodules in fingers)
RAYNAUD'S Phenomenon
ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITY
SCLERODACTYLY (thickening and tightening
CREST Syndrome: ... tightening of skin ... TELANGIECTASIA (In face, hands ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
• Simulates calciphylaxis ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... Cryofibrinogenemia DDX: • Calciphylaxis ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis
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 ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Cushing's Syndrome - Moon Facies, Buffalo Hump, Abdominal Striae, Thin Skin

A young man presents with rapid
Cushing's Syndrome ... Abdominal Striae, Thin Skin ... gain (license photo ... the patient's hand ... Next diagnostic
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... • Enlarged hands ... Cardiovascular disease ... Overproduction #diagnosis
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
- Differential Diagnosis ... Irregular pustules on hands ... SAPHO syndrome ( ... Sweet syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Extrapulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis.
a. Endobronchial cobblestones (a nodular appearance of the tracheal wall mucosa). 
b. Diffuse
earlobe due to skin ... Perthes—Jüngling disease ... lesions in the hand ... manifestations #clinical #photo ... #diagnosis
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
wane; diagnosis ... trauma leads to skin ... University Infectious Diseases ... Infection #clinical #photo ... #hand
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
: Pathogenesis and ... other autoimmune diseases ... Xeroderma (Dry skin ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs