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Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
or without bare patches ... - Mostly bare patches ... Distribution: patchy ... pets) - Bare patches ... Alopecia #types #differential
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential ... salmon-coloured patches ... a large lesion patch ... #dermatology #Differential
Christmas Tree Rash of Pityriasis rosea
 - small oval scaling patches
 - Christmas tree pattern
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small oval scaling patches ... palms/soles - Differential
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
be widespread - Patches ... medial malleoli - Patches ... - Tan to brown patches ... pattern); herald patch ... dermatology #rash #differential
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential ... " erythematous patches ... #dermatology #Differential
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Breast Discharge - Differential ... Contraceptive Pill/Patch ... Breast #Discharge #Differential
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Diffuse and Focal) Differential ... syndrome Discrete Patches ... #dermatology #Differential
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
red, or yellow patchy ... circumscribed patches ... Dermatoses #Dermatosis #differential
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Loss (Alopecia) - Differential ... syndrome Discrete Patches ... #dermatology #Differential
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... Indurated plaques/patches ... #Scleroderma #Differential