Items tagged “skin”
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Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome
Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome (BOS), also known as disseminated dermatofibrosis lenticularis 2, comprises osteopoikilosis associated with disseminated connective tissue and cutaneous yellowish nevi, predominantly on the extremities and trunk 1. Recent genetic work has linked this syndrome to both ...
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Skin changes of mercury poisoning (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for the skin changes associated with mercury poisoning is:
5 Ps
Mnemonic
P: pink
P: puffy
P: painful
P: paresthesia
P: peeling
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Lichen planus (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to describe the skin lesions associated with lichen planus is:
5 Ps
Mnemonic
P: planar
P: polygonal
P: pruritic
P: purple
P: papular
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Lichen aureus (mnemonic)
The skin changes of lichen aureus can be remembered with the following mnemonic:
5 Ps of lichen aureus
Mnemonic
pigmented purpuric papules in peripheral patches
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Epidermal inclusion cyst
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24 Jan 2010
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Langerhans cells (histology)
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21 Mar 2010
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Pathology
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Cutaneous neurofibromas (probable)
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10 Aug 2010
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Epidermal inclusion cyst
Epidermal inclusion cysts or epidermal cysts are common cutaneous lesions that represent proliferation of squamous epithelium within a confined space in the dermis or subdermis.
Terminology
These are occasionally termed sebaceous cysts, although this is a misnomer as the lesion does not origin...
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Mycosis fungoides
Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a type of malignant cutaneous primary T-cell lymphoma.
Epidemiology
In the United States, it is more common in males and African Americans. In Europe, it accounts for ~6% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas. It is rare in Asian countries.
Clinical presentation
It is usual...
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Trichilemmomas
Trichilemmomas are important due to their invariable association with Cowden syndrome.
They are a benign cutaneous neoplasm that usually present on the head or face as a smooth or verrucoid lesion, and may be single or multiple. They may be mistaken for a basal cell carcinoma.
See also
prolif...
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Sacral dimple
Sacral dimples are a clinical and radiological feature that is associated with occult spinal dysraphism (e.g. tethered cord syndrome) but are more frequently a non-significant isolated finding.
Epidemiology
Common in healthy children (~5%) 1.
Pathology
Simple sacral dimples have the followin...
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Gastro-cutaneous fistula
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17 Jul 2015
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Granuloma annulare
Granuloma annulare is a benign idiopathic inflammatory disorder of the dermis, characterized by formation of dermal papules in young children.
Clinical presentation
Granuloma annulare most commonly seen in kids between 2-12 years old and usually it occurs in extremities. One typical location i...
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an acute inflammatory skin condition, which is one of the drug-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs).
Terminology
Stevens Johnson syndrome is on a spectrum of disease with toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome (TENS) at the more severe end. Termino...
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Clear cell hidradenoma (nodular hidradenoma)
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30 Mar 2016
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Focal dermal hypoplasia syndrome
Focal dermal hypoplasia syndrome, is also known as Goltz syndrome, and is not to be confused with the similar-sounding Gorlin-Goltz syndrome.
Epidemiology
A rare disorder that follows an X-linked dominant inheritance pattern. More commonly seen in males than females. Worldwide only 200-300 cas...
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Atypical fibroxanthoma
Atypical fibroxanthomas are well-circumscribed mesenchymal skin tumors that mainly manifest in the head and neck
Epidemiology
Atypical fibroxanthomas are rapidly growing tumors associated with excessive sun exposure, i.e. UV exposure, and usually occur in elderly patients. There is also an ass...
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Trichilemmal cyst
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10 Oct 2020
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Trichilemmal cyst
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10 Oct 2020
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Trichilemmal cyst
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28 Jan 2021
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