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Purpuric Skin Lesions - Petechia/Purpura and Ecchymosis 

#Purpuric #Purpura #Petechia #Ecchymosis #Comparison #Dermatology #Skin #Diagnosis #Clinical
Petechia/Purpura and Ecchymosis ... Purpura #Petechia #Ecchymosis ... #Comparison #Dermatology
Ecchymosis: Bluish discoloration of skin caused by bruising with resultant subcutaneous collection
of blood.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. -
Ecchymosis: Bluish ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #Ecchymosis #Arm
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
palpable versus nonpalpable ... Nonpalpable purpura ... toxicity but with nonpalpable ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Rash #Algorithm #Nonpalpable
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
suspect underlying hematologic ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... Syndrome #HES #Hematology
Vascular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Petechiae < 0.2 cm diameter
 - Purpura 0.2
cm diameter - Ecchymosis ... Vasculitis #SkinRash #dermatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Non malignant hematologic ... effect following treatment ... states • Non-hematologic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... palpable #nonpalpable ... #dermatology
Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Thromboembolism Treatment ... Thromboembolism #Treatment ... #Hematology #Anticoagulation
Bleeding manifestations 
Petechiae are small, flat, red, discrete areas of skin bleeding that are typically <2
non-blanching, nonpalpable ... Bruise (also called ecchymosis ... Purpura #Bruise #ecchymosis
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... HUS) Treatment ... Purpura #management #treatment ... #rheumatology # ... hematology