Malignant melanoma: 3 sites with poor prognosis |
BANS:
Back of Arm
Neck
Scalp
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---Anonymous Contributor
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Albinism: type I vs. II classification |
"One has None. Two Accumulates":
Type I: have no pigment.
Type II: No pigment at birth, but accumulates as person ages.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin
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Generalized skin hyperpigmentation: causes |
"With generalized, none of skin is SPARED":
Sunlight
Pregnancy
Addison's disease
Renal failure
Excess iron (haemochromatosis)
Drugs (eg busulphan)
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---Lau Yue Young Geoffrey HKU
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Clubbing: causes |
CLUBBING:
Cyanotic heart disease
Lung disease (hypoxia, lung cancer, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis)
UC/Crohn's disease
Biliary cirrhosis
Birth defect (harmless)
Infective endocarditis
Neoplasm (esp. Hodgkins)
GI malabsorption
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---Anonymous Contributor
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Cutaneous inflammation patterns |
"Pus of
Pig
Valve"
· Remove the vowels: PSFPGVLV:
Psoriaform
Spongiotic (eczematous)
Folliculitis
Panniculitis
Granulomatous
Vasculopathic
Lichenoid
Vessiculobullous
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---Daniel Clarke University of Queensland
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Nodules: painful cutaneous nodules causes |
BENGAL CO.:
Blue rubber bleb nevus
Eccrine spiradenoma
Neurilemmoma/ Neuroma
Glomus tumor
Angiolipoma/ Angioleiomyoma/ Angiosarcoma
Leiomyoma
Cutaneous endometriosis/ Calcinosis cutis
Osteoma cutis
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---Jaggi Rao University of Alberta
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Wound healing: factors delaying |
DID NOT HEAL:
Drugs
Infection/ Icterus/ Ischemia
Diabetes
Nutrition
Oxygen (hypoxia)
Toxins
Hypothermia/ Hyperthermia
EtOH
Acidosis
Local anesthetics
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---Mohamed Azim Assistant lecturer of Pediatric Surgery, Alexandria University, Egypt
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White patch of skin: differential |
"Vitiligo PATCH":
Vitiligo
Pityriasis alba/ Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation
Age related hypopigmentation
Tinea versicolor/ Tuberous sclerosis (ashleaf macule)
Congenital birthmark
Hansen's (leprosy)
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---Dr. Chetan Wasekar Set G.S. Medical College, KEM Hospital, Bombay
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Psoriasis: pathophysiology |
PSORIASIS:
Pink Papules/ Plaques/ Pinpoint bleeding (Auspitz sign)/ Physical injury (Koebner phenomenon)/ Pain
Silver Scale/ Sharp margins
Onycholysis/ Oil spots
Rete Ridges with Regular elongation
Itching
Arthritis/ Abscess (Munro)
Stratum corneum with nuclei, neutrophils
Immunologic
Stratum granulosum absent/ Stratum Spinosum thickening
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---Rinku Uberoi New York Hospital
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Raynaud's phenomenon: causes |
COLD HAND:
Cryoglobulins/ Cryofibrinogens
Obstruction/ Occupational
Lupus erythematosus, other connective tissue disease
Diabetes mellitus/ Drugs
Hematologic problems (polycythemia, leukemia, etc)
Arterial problems (atherosclerosis)
Neurologic problems (vascular tone)
Disease of unknown origin (idiopathic)
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---Jaggi Rao University of Alberta
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