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Rash and Skin Manifestations of Disease

AUTHOR:
Joseph Mort
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
  1. Develop a differential diagnosis for a patient presenting with rash.
  2. Organize possible causes of skin lesions by type of primary lesion (papule, macule, etc), secondary changes (scale, crust, etc), location, and changes over time.
  3. Describe the utility and technique for performing a skin biopsy.
  4. Identify types of stains and skin biopsy preparations used to identify common pathogens (KOH prep, Tzanck smear, etc).
  5. Know the treatment for common rashes.
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > Approaches and Chief Complaints in Dermatology > RASH
Section
AccessMedicine > Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence-Based Guide, 4e > Approach to the Patient with Rash - Case 1 > CONSTRUCTING A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Case File
AccessMedicine > Case Files: Family Medicine, 5e > Case 48 > Fever and Rash
Case File
AccessMedicine > Vanderbilt Internal Medicine and Pediatric Curriculum > 20 > Red Rashes
Case File
AccessMedicine > Sherris and Ryan's Medical Microbiology Cases > Case 2 > Viruses of Mumps, Measles, Rubella, and Other Childhood Exanthems
Case File
AccessMedicine > Case Files: Microbiology 3e > Case 38 > Varicella Zoster Virus
Case File
AccessMedicine > Vanderbilt Internal Medicine and Pediatric Curriculum > 19 > Tick-Borne Illness
Case File
AccessMedicine > Graber and Wilbur’s Family Medicine Examination and Board Review, 5th Edition > Infectious Diseases Case 8.07 > Infectious Diseases Case 8.07
Case File
AccessMedicine > Graber and Wilbur’s Family Medicine Examination and Board Review, 5th Edition > Dermatology Case 17.04 > Dermatology Case 17.04
Case File
AccessMedicine > Sherris and Ryan's Medical Microbiology Cases > Case 29 > Rickettsia, Orientia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella

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