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Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Vesiculobullous Rash

Febrile, Diffuse Distribution:
 - Varicella,  Smallpox,  Disseminated, Gonococcal,
Fasciitis, Hand Foot ... & Mouth Disease ... Contact Dermatitis, Herpes ... Zoster, Dyshidrotic ... #Dermatology #Skin
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Rash Secondary ... Skin rash and malaise ... ) ▪ Malaise, fever ... 30%) ▪ Moist, heaped ... #Clinical #Photo
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... B19, Varicella Zoster ... Coxsackie (hand, foot ... Meningococcal meningitis, Secondary ... gonorrhea, Rickettsial diseases
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
disseminated gonococcal disease ... fasciitis and hand-foot-and-mouth ... disease present ... contact dermatitis, herpes ... zoster, dyshidrotic
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus skin ... gulf of Mexico Oyster ... Hippocrates in 5 BC as foot ... disease, iron overload ... legs #clinical #photo
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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lymphomas, metastases, skin ... venereum, primary and secondary ... tularemia, typhoid fever ... cytomegalovirus, hepatitis, herpes ... zoster, human immunodeficiency
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Herpes zoster 3 ... Herpes simplex ... Generalized itchy rash ... Pustules + Fever ... Secondary syphilis
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Purpura Fulminans Skin ... purpura fulminans secondary ... BIDMC Infectious Diseases ... Purpura #Fulminans #Skin ... #photo
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... decrease in HIV-1 RNA level ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... - Zoster flare, ... : encephalitis secondary