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Differential Diagnosis for Combination of Eye, Coagulopathy, and Skin Changes

Single Most Likely Diagnosis

  • Vitamin K Deficiency: This condition can lead to coagulopathy due to the deficiency of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors. Skin changes might include easy bruising, and eye symptoms could involve subconjunctival hemorrhages. Vitamin K deficiency is a common cause of coagulopathy and can be associated with skin and eye manifestations.

Other Likely Diagnoses

  • Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency): Scurvy can cause skin changes (petechiae, purpura), eye symptoms (scleral hemorrhage), and coagulopathy due to impaired collagen synthesis affecting blood vessel integrity.
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC): DIC can lead to coagulopathy, and its complications might include skin changes (purpura, necrosis) and eye symptoms (retinal hemorrhage). It's a condition that can arise from various underlying causes.
  • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP): TTP is characterized by thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, renal failure, neurological symptoms, and fever. Skin changes and eye symptoms can occur due to the thrombocytopenia and microvascular thrombi.

Do Not Miss Diagnoses

  • Meningococcemia: This is a life-threatening infection that can cause coagulopathy, skin changes (purpura), and eye symptoms (conjunctival hemorrhage). It's crucial to diagnose promptly due to its high mortality rate if untreated.
  • Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock: These conditions can lead to coagulopathy (DIC), skin changes (petechiae, purpura), and eye symptoms (conjunctival hemorrhage) due to the systemic inflammatory response and endothelial damage.

Rare Diagnoses

  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: This genetic disorder affects collagen synthesis and can lead to easy bruising (skin changes), ocular symptoms (e.g., retinal detachment), and potentially coagulopathy due to vessel fragility.
  • Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE): PXE is a genetic disorder affecting elastic fibers in the skin, eyes, and cardiovascular system. It can cause skin changes (yellowish papules), eye symptoms (angioid streaks, retinal hemorrhage), and potentially coagulopathy due to vascular fragility.

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