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

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Severe Drug Rashes ... >90% of total skin ... #Comparison #TABLE ... #Erythroderma #Dermatology ... #Emergency #Differential
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
redness of the skin ... staphylococcal scalded skin ... syndrome (SSS) ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
instability - New-onset fever ... sulfa-drug - Skin ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential ... #Ddxof
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Fever >38.5 2. ... Skin involvement ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... drug reaction • SJS ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Red Flags: • Fever ... • Extremes of age ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology ... #physicalexam
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic skin ... gyratum repens • A skin ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology