46 results
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Skin Rash - Differential ... foliaceus - Infectious ... • Bullous systemic ... lupus erythematous ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
SKIN RASHES 



Skin rashes can occur from a variety of factors, including infections, heat, allergens, immune
factors, including infections ... allergens, immune system ... rashes into these classes ... petechiae; #purpura; #rash ... ; #vesiculobullous
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
within 1 month of infection ... autoimmune disease ... Lupus - with Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... like “butterfly rash
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
 -
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... 69% - Malar rash ... Other auto-immune, Infectious ... diseases, Hematological ... sclerosis, Still's disease
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... Evolution: Chronic disease
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... of Systemic Lupus ... Photosensitivity, Butterfly rash ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... characterized by a systemic ... treatment, the infection ... resembling rashes caused ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
or systemic), malignancies ... early localized disease ... called "Bazin's disease ... so-called fifth disease ... multiforme • Acute systemic
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
rapidly evolving rash ... marine microbiota & causes ... chronic liver disease ... Diseases Fellowship ... dermatology #legs #clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... ) Suspect: Clinical ... evidence of (fatigue, rash ... Photosensitive rash ... fibromyalgia) • Infections