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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin ... the ED with a rash ... the patient’s rash ... Syndrome #SSSS #Clinical ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics
Dermatomyositis
A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his hair and rising from a seated position over
Dermatomyositis ... This is a case of ... 1) heliotrope rash ... Gottrons #Papules #Clinical ... #Photo
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... ulcerations • Skin ... auricular papules Clinical ... • Skin vasculopathies
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... centrifugum • A chronic skin ... on the back of hands ... gyratum repens • A skin ... induratum • A chronic skin
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... marine microbiota & causes ... immunosuppressive meds ... Vibrio #Vulnificus #skin ... #photo
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Purpura Fulminans Skin ... rigors, diarrhea, nausea ... Purpura #Fulminans #Skin ... #Rash #clinical ... #photo
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... Inflammatory myopathy: dermatomyositis ... myopathy - Autoimmune ... SLE • PROXIMAL AND
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Skin rash and malaise ... the palms of the hands ... resembling rashes caused ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
palm of his left hand ... vulnificus can cause ... skin infections ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
diffuse violaceous skin ... extent of the nausea ... #Clinical #Derm ... #EM #Radiology # ... Pneumatosis #CT #NEJM