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Maculopapular Rash

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A '''maculopapular rash[[File:An Internist's Guide to Rashes.jpg|500px|thumb|left|'' Figure 1: "This chart 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 so hard to memorize!"'''maculopapular rash''' includes nearly every skin condition and infection known to man because they are all maculopapular and as a result needs dermatology involved. 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. When this happens, please escort the dermatologist away and if needed get consent for blood transfusion.]
[[File:Dermatologist's Ears Bleeding.jpg|500px|thumb|left|''"Figure 2: Please, PLEASE stop saying maculopapular!!!"'']]
[[File:DermatologistA '''maculopapular rash'''s Ears Bleedingis a type of rash characterized by internal medicine physicians as macular and/or papular, possibly rash-like, and involving the skin.jpg|500px|thumb|center| To any internist and hospitalist, the differential diagnosis for a '''"Please, PLEASE stop saying 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.