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Henoch Schonlein Purpura 
Typically a young boy. Often occurs following upper respiratory tract infection. A systemic
Henoch Schonlein Purpura ... Henoch #Schonlein #Purpura ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Signs #Symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... • Progressive symptoms ... capillaritis, palpable ... (red macules, palpable ... Vasculitis) • Palpable
Palpable Purpura seen in Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP, IgA Vasculitis)

55 year old male on tuberculosis treatment
Palpable Purpura ... Henoch Schonlein Purpura ... on tuberculosis treatment ... knees/ankles and palpable ... #Purpura #Henoch
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
endothelial cells - Palpable ... or necrotic purpura ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Diagnosis of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura) - French Vasculitis Study Group 

1) Suggestive clinical manifestations
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura ... - Symmetric palpable ... purpura mainly ... Rheumatology #Peds #Pediatrics
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Petechiae • Purpura ... • Palpable variants ... Hemorrhagic bullae • Purpura ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitis: • Purpura ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... scleritis • Palpable ... Skin -> causing palpable ... purpura.
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
and frequency of symptoms ... rhinitis needing treatment ... diagnosis #peds #pediatrics
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
hematuria, and a palpable ... Potentially palpable ... Symptoms of metastatic ... disease Imaging and Treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
multiforme-like lesions, palpable ... purpura, Pathergy ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... management #signs #symptoms