Difference between revisions of "Maculopapular Rash"
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| − | + | A '''maculopapular rash''' is a type of rash characterized by internal medicine physicians as macular and/or papular, possibly rash-like, and involving the skin. To any internist and hospitalist, the differential diagnosis for a '''maculopapular rash''' includes nearly every skin condition and infection known to man because they are all maculopapular (see Figure 1) and as a result needs dermatology involved.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/internist-guide-rashes/ An Internist’s Guide to the Description of Rashes]</ref> To emphasize this point, internal medicine physicians will repeatedly say maculopapular in increasingly louder tones, causing any dermatologist's eardrums<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/11/ear-anatomy/ Anatomy of the Ear]</ref> to perforate and bleed (See Figure 2). When this happens, please escort the dermatologist away and if needed get consent for blood transfusion. | |
Revision as of 22:27, 26 July 2016
A maculopapular rash is a type of rash characterized by internal medicine physicians as macular and/or papular, possibly rash-like, and involving the skin. To any internist and hospitalist, the differential diagnosis for a maculopapular rash includes nearly every skin condition and infection known to man because they are all maculopapular (see Figure 1) and as a result needs dermatology involved.[1] To emphasize this point, internal medicine physicians will repeatedly say maculopapular in increasingly louder tones, causing any dermatologist's eardrums[2] to perforate and bleed (See Figure 2). When this happens, please escort the dermatologist away and if needed get consent for blood transfusion.
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