Benign Skin Neoplasms Overview Benign lesions such as melanocytic nevi, skin tags, seborrheic keratoses, cherry angiomas, and epidermoid cysts are expected consequences of the skin’s normal, age-appropriate, often hereditary, maturation…
Premalignant and Malignant Skin Neoplasms Solar keratosis Squamous cell carcinoma Bowen’s disease (squamous cell carcinoma in situ) Squamous cell carcinoma of mucous membranes Keratoacanthoma Basal cell carcinoma Superficial basal cell…
Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Infection Mary Ruth Buchness Overview The first organ that may be affected in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is the skin. Before the advent of highly…
Special Considerations in the Skin of Pediatric and Elderly Patients Overview An individual’s age, as well as gender and ethnic background, often influences the presence and severity of various skin…
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Overview Because of the ready availability of the skin to examination, a number of diagnostic measures—many of which are noninvasive—can lead to a specific diagnosis. Examples…
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Mary Ruth Buchness Herbert P. Goodheart Anogenital warts Herpes simplex genitalis Syphilis Secondary syphilis Latent syphilis Tertiary syphilis Congenital syphilis Chancroid Lymphogranuloma venereum Granuloma inguinale (donovanosis) Overview…
Bites, Stings, and Infestations Overview In much of the world, insect bites commonly serve as vectors that transport diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis, filariasis, and rickettsial diseases. In modern industrial…
Superficial Fungal Infections Overview Superficial fungi are capable of germinating on the dead outer horny layer of skin. They produce enzymes (keratinases) that allow them to digest keratin, with resulting…
Diseases of Vasculature URTICARIA AND ANGIOEDEMA Acute urticaria Chronic urticaria Dermatographism Cold urticaria Light-induced (solar) urticaria Cholinergic urticaria Other physical urticarias ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME NON-PALPABLE PURPURA AND BENIGN SMALL VESSEL VASCULITIS…
