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RASHonal Approach to a Rash

- Dr. Arielle Klepper @ https://twitter.com/ArielleKlepper

#Rash #Algorithm #RASHonal #Differential #Diagnosis #Classification #Skin
Approach to a Rash ... #Algorithm #RASHonal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification ... #Skin #Dermatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... Disease Classification ... rheumatoid arthritis, adult-onset ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... : • Symptoms limited
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Vesiculobullous Skin ... Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bullous systemic lupus ... #Algorithm #causes
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
redness of the skin ... usually to TEN in adults ... erythematous rash ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Erythematous #Rash
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... arthritis - with the skin ... should have other symptoms ... like “butterfly rash
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Features of Systemic Lupus ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Photosensitivity, Butterfly rash ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pinpoint ... Autoimmune Vasculitis (lupus ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #Algorithm #Causes
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... rash ± odynophagia ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... constitutional symptoms ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... #diagnosis #management
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... symptoms by days ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... ’s syndrome - Lupus