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Generalized Hyperpigmentation Differentials
Use the Mnemonic "no skin SPARED"

Images from dermnet.nz and merckmanuals

Mnemonic from https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/dermatology-mnemonics-6011359#5 #diagnosis #differential
Hyperpigmentation Differentials ... -6011359#5 #diagnosis ... #differential # ... symptoms #signs ... #skinrash
Head and Neck Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic:
 • Squamous cell carcinoma
 • Basal cell
Skin Ulcers - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Neck #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
Skin Ulcers - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... genitals #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Denies any travel ... Diagnosis? ... heaped up borders); differential ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash ... #dermatology #clinical
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Infectious Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #differential ... #Diagnosis #Traveler
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... without localizing signs ... #differential # ... diagnosis #tropical
Skin Ulcers of the Lower Legs / Feet - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
• Pressure
• Trauma
• Radiation
Vascular:
• Arterial
Legs / Feet - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Feet #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
• Returning traveler ... algorithm • Travel ... thin smear • Signs ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Lofgren's syndrome Ulcerative ... Mnemonic #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #SkinRash
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
by Etiology - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bleomycin Hematologic ... Cryptococcosis #Ulcers #ulcerative ... #skinrash #dermatology