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Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Extremes of age ... : • Complete blood ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
reddish brown spots ... occur on other parts ... resembling rashes caused ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
• Mean age at Dx ... 70-75 years of age ... Pinpoint-sized red spots ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP)

AGEP is largely a clinical diagnosis based on classical skin findings in
a clinical diagnosis ... Causes? ... Elevated white blood ... typically spares ... Exanthematous #Pustulosis #Dermatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... neutrophils in the blood ... #dermatology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... • 75% usually under ... -> AML: Blast crises ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
maculopapular rash ... Causes purpura & ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
maculopapular rash ... Causes purpura & ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... mucositis - Rash ... Takayasu: - Age ... temporal artery - Age ... Large Vessel: Blood
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulses, bruits, or blood ... Takayasu: • Age ... temporal artery • Age ... , mucositis • Rash ... tract, and often causes