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Miliaria Rubra
General Information Miliaria Rubra, also known as prickly heat or sweat rash is a common skin condition affecting infants and adults in hot and humid environments. Miliaria occurs when the sweat gland ducts are blocked due to bacteria or dead skin cells. The obstruction of the sweat glands causes sweat to leak into the deeper […]
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Molluscum Contagiosum
General Information Molluscum Contagiosum is a viral skin infection caused by a large DNA poxvirus. The infection is mainly seen in children, though adults can also be affected. Molluscum Contagiosum is transmitted by skin-to-skin contact with other individuals or by articles that have been touched by an infected person. The infection can also spread by […]
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Morphea
General Information Morphea, also known as localized scleroderma is a disorder of thickening, hardening and discoloration on the affected skin. This chronic or recurrent condition is a cause of excessive collagen deposition in the skin and subcutaneous. Unlike systemic sclerosis, morphea does not involve the internal organs. Morphea begins as red patches that gradually develop […]
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Mycosis Fungoides
General Information Mycosis Fungoides is a form of malignancy characterized by red scaly patches that develop into raised plaques, some patients will have pruritus. The plaques eventually turn into mushroom-shaped tumors. Mycosis Fungoides is the most common type of Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL), originating from a type of white blood cell called a T lymphocyte […]
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Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum
General Information Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum is a degenerating disease of the connective tissue of the skin particularly of the lower extremities. Plaques begin to develop with a red-brown color but progress to a yellow and atrophic appearance. The plaques slowly grow over a period of months to years, some pruritus and pain may occur. The […]
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Neurofibroma
General Information Neurofibroma is a type of benign nerve sheath tumor, a class of tumor of the nervous system, which is comprised of myelin surrounding nerves. Neurofibromas may affect any nerve in the body but frequently grow on spinal nerve roots. The papules can appear as single lesions or multiple lesions. When presented with multiple […]
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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
General Information Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system (part of the immune system). The lymphatic system includes lymph vessels, lymph, lymph nodes, tonsils, thymus and the spleen. Lymphatic tissue is also found in the stomach, skin and small intestines. Lymphocytes consist of NK cells – Defends the host from tumors and virally […]
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Onychomycosis
General Information Onychomycosis is a fungal infection that affects the toenails or the fingernails. Onychomycosis is characterized into different subtypes. The subtypes include Distal Subungual Onychomycosis, White Superficial Onychomycosis, Proximal Subungual Onychomycosis, Endonyx Onychomycosis, Candidal Onychomycosis and Total Dystrophic Onychomycosis. The most common form is Distal Subungual OM; the fungus spreads from the plantar skin […]
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Paget’s Disease
General Information As depicted in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice reality may not be reflected in an initial impression or appearance. So to, cutaneous Paget’s disease maybe an important harbinger of an underlying visceral malignancy. The most important forms of Paget’s disease entail a genital or extra-mammary form imbued a tenuous association with underlying genitourinary […]
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Panniculitis
General Information Panniculitis is an inflammation within adipose tissue. Clinically, individuals present with tender nodular lesions typically on the calves or shins that feel thickened and woody. A microscopic evaluation divides panniculitis into four subtypes. Lobular with vasculitis e.g. Erythema nodosum leprosum (leprosy), Lucio’s phenomenon; Lobular panniculitis without vasculitis e.g. Scelerosing panniculitis (lipodermatosclerosis), Calciphylaxis; Septal […]