Spirochetal infections
24 Spirochetal Infections Treponematoses 435 Congenital syphilis 435 Primary syphilis 435 Secondary syphilis 436 Latent syphilis 437 Tertiary syphilis 437 Endemic syphilis 437 Yaws 438 Pinta 438 Related posts: Cutaneous…
Protozoal infections
27 Protozoal Infections Amebae 491 Amebiasis 491 Acanthamebiasis 491 Flagellates 491 African trypanosomiasis 491 American trypanosomiasis 491 Leishmaniasis 491 Cutaneous leishmaniasis 492 Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis 493 Visceral leishmaniasis 493 Related posts:…
Helminth infestations
29 Helminth Infestations Trematode (fluke) infestations 497 Schistosomiasis 497 Cestode (tapeworm) infestations 497 Cysticercosis 497 Sparganosis 497 Nematode infestations 498 Onchocerciasis 498 Related posts: Cutaneous infections and infestations Disorders of…
Cutaneous drug reactions
20 Cutaneous Drug Reactions Drug reactions overall 391 Clinicopathological reactions 391 Exanthematous drug reaction 391 Halogenodermas 391 Drug hypersensitivity syndrome 391 Other clinicopathological reactions 392 Offending drugs 392 Antibiotics 392…
Marine injuries
28 Marine Injuries Cnidarians 495 Molluscs 495 Echinoderms 495 Sponges 495 Seaweed 495 Venomous fish 495 Related posts: Cutaneous infections and infestations Disorders of elastic tissue Metabolic and storage diseases…
Cutaneous infections and infestations
22 Cutaneous Infections and Infestations Histological patterns in infections and infestations 403 Palisading granulomas 403 Tuberculoid granulomas 403 Suppurative granulomas 403 Histiocyte granulomas 403 Histiocytes and plasma cells 403 Plasma…
Cushing’s Syndrome: Pathophysiology
Regardless of the etiology of Cushing’s disease or Cushing’s syndrome, the clinical manifestations are caused almost entirely by excessive cortisol production in the zona fasciculata of the adrenal gland. Cortisol…
Tuberous Sclerosis
Treatment: Therapy needs to be individualized for each patient. Those with seizure disorders and CNS tumors require the expertise of a neurologist or neurosurgeon or both. Antiseizure medications are frequently…
Neurofibromatosis: Cutaneous Manifestations
Type II neurofibromatosis has a completely different phenotype than type I disease, with some overlap. Onset of disease is often not until the second or third decade of life. The…
Neurofibromatosis: Cutaneous and Skeletal Manifestations
Patients with type II disease should have screening MRI studies of the brain and the rest of the central nervous system to look for schwannomas. Type II disease, because of…
