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Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Diagnosis Framework ... : • Temporal arteritis ... • Takayasu's arteritis ... #skin #dermatology ... differential #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning Travelers ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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• Gonococcal arthritis ... Hypersensitivity vasculitis ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome • Vasculitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Infectious Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... #differential #Diagnosis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... skin lesions ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Fever in Returning Traveler ... did the patient travel ... Non-diarrheal), Skin ... exposures to onset of symptoms ... Mnemonic #history #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Workup • CNS symptoms ... • Returning traveler ... algorithm • Travel ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
affects large arteries ... affects medium arteries ... vessels, but medium arteries ... rarely affects arteries ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... Polyarteritis nodosa: - Skin ... multiplex ANCA vasculitis ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis