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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Petechial / Purpuric Rash

Febrile/Toxic, Palpable: 
 - Meningococcaemia, Disseminated Gonococcal Infection,
Diagnosis of the Petechial ... / Purpuric Rash ... twitter.com/BirksMD #Petechial ... #Purpuric #Petechiae ... #Purpura #Rash
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Petechial/Purpuric ... endocarditis, RMSF, and Henoch-Schönlein ... or purpuric rash ... #Petechiae #Purpural ... #Purpuric #Rash
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... lesions called petechiae ... Petechiae Etiology ... #Petechiae #Rash
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Henoch Schonlein ... Leg Rash - Palpable ... later confirmed by skin ... #Legs #Rash #clinical ... #photo #dermatology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Findings: • Petechiae ... Maculopapular rash ... sensation or pain: • Petechiae ... polyangiitis • EGPA • Henoch-Schönlein ... #dermatology #rash
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
the presence of petechiae ... skin pigmentation ... characterized by petechiae ... brown tint of the rash ... involvement is less
Palpable Purpura seen in Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP, IgA Vasculitis)

55 year old male on tuberculosis treatment
seen in Henoch ... ankles and palpable rash ... Vasculitis #clinical #photo ... #dermatology #skin ... #rash #physicalexam
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
arthralgia, arm/leg ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... , mucositis • Rash ... often present) Henoch ... (lower legs), cutaneous