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Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
head and neck masses ... #pediatrics #peds ... #differential # ... head #neck #masses ... #clinical
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
marine microbiota & causes ... which renders bacteria ... directly stimulates inflammatory ... #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
repeated exposure to heat ... fires, heating pads ... patches on the face, neck ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP)

AGEP is largely a clinical diagnosis based on classical skin findings in
a clinical diagnosis ... implicated agents or had ... T-cell-mediated inflammatory ... revealing non-bacterial ... Exanthematous #Pustulosis #Dermatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
to accumulated inflammatory ... maculopapular rash ... very rare), or bacterial ... • Bacterial contamination ... infographic by Nick
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Epidemiology: - Bimodal age ... Neck: “dropping ... head syndrome” ... life-threatening Differential ... immunosuppressants - Meds
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
to accumulated inflammatory ... maculopapular rash ... very rare), or bacterial ... - Bacterial ... in 650,000 by Nick
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... tenosynovitis of the neck ... Patients over age ... normal and can help differentiate ... bursitis and long head
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Diagnosis Framework Inflammatory ... Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... MYOSITIS: • M > F • Age ... muscle weakness PE ... the spine) or head