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Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Infectious Mono (EBV ... Coxsackie (hand, foot ... gonorrhea, Rickettsial diseases ... Diagnosis #dermatology
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
illness, such as ... disseminated gonococcal disease ... fasciitis and hand-foot-and-mouth ... disease present ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... arthritis, Skin rash ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... Complications: MAS
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Dermatologic Manifestations ... and can appear as ... Maculopapular rash ... reticularis Differential ... #rash #diagnosis
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
febrile have a wide differential ... assessed for Lyme disease ... have a broader differential ... pathognomonic for SJS or EM ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Hippocrates in 5 BC as ... foot cellulitis ... chronic liver disease ... University Infectious Diseases ... #cellulitis #dermatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
extensive skin rash ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... withdrawal • Mild disease ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
in vasculitic diseases ... petechial or purpuric rash ... vasculitis, such as ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Purpural #Purpuric #Rash
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... arbitrarily defined as ... maculopapular rash ... vesicular rash,
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
early localized disease ... called "Bazin's disease ... so-called fifth disease ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology