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Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... lesions • Severe pain ... • Abdominal ultrasound ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Rheumatica • Pain ... Detectable HIV viral ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
erythroderma, petechiae ... Ill-appearing, vital ... sulfa-drug - Skin pain ... #Dermatology #Rash ... #Differential #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
vomiting, abdominal pain ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... claudication, visual ... tract: Abdominal pain ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... • Proximal + distal ... #Myopathy #rheumatology ... #differential #