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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

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

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Pustular Skin Lesions ... Irregular pustules on hands ... Generalized itchy rash ... SAPHO syndrome ( ... Sweet syndrome
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... treatment, the infection ... heaped, wart-like lesions—Condyloma ... the palms of the hands ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Photo
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 ... test (this is a skin ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
to exclude are infections ... , mucositis • Rash ... occasional oligoclonal bands ... , recent viral infection ... vasculitis • Cogan syndrome
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis • Direct lesion ... weight loss • Skin ... : Rash is the most ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... stages #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis vs infection ... variably: On one hand ... required due to skip ... lesions. ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tenderness → Consider infectious ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... lesions) • Anti-TIF1 ... Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... • Mechanic's hands