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This is a quick overview of hormonal acne treatment for the medical student and resident.

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overview of hormonal acne ... skin #hormonal #acne ... Progestins and acne ... data review of 70 cases ... H, Albring M, Brill
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
pustules on face: • Acne ... face & trunk • Acne ... thick honey-yellow crusts ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Global Alliance algorithm to improve outcomes in acne.
†With small nodules (>0.5–1 cm).
‡Consider physical removal of comedones.
§Second
improve outcomes in acne ... Second course in case ... #PrimaryCare #Acne
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Other • Acne ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
• "Atypical" causes ... • Malaria • Acne
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
the joints) • Acne ... (Acne conglobata ... psoriasis vulgaris, Acne ... Rule out other causes ... syndrome with acne
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
• Other rare causes ... Tunnel Syndrome • Acne
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Aldosterone) - ACE ... Comparison #Table #Causes
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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inhibitors Other causes ... LMW heparin - ACE-I ... #differential #causes
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
enzyme 21-OHase causes ... • Hirsutism & acne