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Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Severe Drug Rashes ... Comparison - DRESS | SJS ... Rashes #Comparison #TABLE ... #Erythroderma #Dermatology ... #Emergency #Differential
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Fever >38.5 2. ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... reaction • SJS ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... : - Drug induced ... mountain spotted fever ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... • Secondary to Treatment ... /reaction (ie SJS ... , DIHS, drug fever
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... Risk factors: Age ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
for secondary causes ... asthma, allergy, drug ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
macule and papule (Table ... with either a drug ... have a broader differential ... pathognomonic for SJS ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... • Extremes of age ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Discontinuation of causal ... 100,000, Typically Age ... life-threatening • Treatment ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
or Haverhill fever ... malignancies, and drugs ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology