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Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Capitis - Skin ... Disease: Discoid ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... Examination: • Signs ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... 3rd Decade Skin ... and permanent alopecia ... Seizures • Strokes Skin ... • Nonscarring alopecia
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Loose anagen syndrome ... - Secondary to Skin ... Disease • ... #dermatology #Differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... arthritis - with the skin ... with Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus (SLE
Disorders of Pigmentations - Hypopigmentation and Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

HYPOPIGMENTATION
Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of
Disorders of Pigmentations ... Tanning • Adverse cutaneous ... • Addison's disease ... McCune Albright syndrome ... #skin #dermatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... : • Vascular occlusion ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Associated - SLE ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... • Autoimmune diseases ... : - 10% SLE or ... Henoch-Schönlein purpura) • Cutaneous ... (e.g. systemic lupus
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
vasculitis) • Cutaneous ... (SVC/IVC occlusion ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... • Arthritis: SLE ... diagnosis #management #signs
Skin Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diffuse:
 • Tanning
 • Adverse cutaneous drug eruption
 • Addison's disease
Tanning • Adverse cutaneous ... • Addison's disease ... McCune Albright syndrome ... Hyperpigmentation #disorders ... #skin #dermatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Rare Disorder: ... Most common extra cutaneous ... Episcleritis Signs ... - Lupus - Leukemia