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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... • Infection: Cellulitis ... Epidural abscess - Herpes ... • Inflammation/cellulitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Ear Pain / Otalgia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Referred Otaliga:
 • Via Vagus or Glossopharyngeal Nerves
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Ear Pain / Otalgia ... Zoster (Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Auricle: • Cellulitis ... Otorrhea) #EarPain ... #Algorithm #Causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... otitis externa • Cellulitis ... - Herpes zoster ... cervical spine #Earpain ... #differential #diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... Inflammation and pain ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... dermatitis - Cellulitis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... mucositis - Rash ... • Cogan Syndrome ... , testes -> pain
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Syphilis - Rash ... soles in 50% of cases ... and nephrotic syndrome ... of pain and sensory ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... tract: Abdominal pain ... , mucositis • Rash ... tract, and often causes
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... substantial muscle pain ... Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... muscle weakness PE ... statins - probably caused