Cushing’s Syndrome and Cushing’s Disease

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Treatment: Cushing’s syndrome of exogenous origin requires removal of the responsible agent. In most cases, this is difficult, because these patients often require the life-saving exogenous corticosteroids (e.g., after transplantation)….

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Carney Complex

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Treatment: Therapy for skin myxomas includes observation or excision of individual lesions. Lentigines and blue nevi can be removed for cosmetic purposes. Atrial myxomas are the leading cause of morbidity…

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Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

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Treatment: BCCs tend to be multiple. Routine skin examinations and prompt removal of basal cell skin cancers help decrease the size of scarring and disfigurement resulting from surgery. All patients…

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Scurvy: Bony and Skin Abnormalities

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Vitamin C is required as a cofactor for various enzyme functions. Vitamin C supplies electrons to enzymatic reactions. If these are absent, the enzymes are unable to properly produce their…

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Telogen E?uvium and Anagen E?uvium

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Pathogenesis: Telogen effluvium can almost always be traced to a recent illness, surgery, iron deficiency, child bearing, or other major stressor in the patient’s life. Many medications have been reported…

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