Topical Treatment Pearls
Introduction Becoming proficient and knowledgeable about skin disease involves the accumulation of experience, but there are certainly pearls that can be shared to expedite the process. For example, even before…
Photosensitive Disorders
Key Terms Polymorphous Light Eruption Polymorphic light eruption Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus Discoid lupus erythematosus Lupus hair Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus Hypertrophic discoid lupus…
Necrotic and Ulcerative Skin Disorders
Key Terms Red, white, and blue sign Chancre Eschar Pyoderma Necrotic and ulcerative disorders encompass a wide variety of disease, ranging from infections to autoimmune to vascular conditions. There are…
Annular and Targetoid Lesions
Key Term Erythema chronicum migrans Annular and targetoid lesions are distinct clinical configurations that include many common disorders, such as dermatophyte infections, granuloma annulare, various reactive conditions, and even serious…
Sporotrichoid Disorders
Sporotrichoid disorders, sometime also termed nodular lymphangitis, are defined as nodular abscesses that spread along lymphatics, away from a primary inoculation site. Streaking erythema, along lymphatics, may or may not…
Linear and Serpiginous Lesions
Epidermal Nevus Syndrome Nevus unius lateralis Systemized epidermal nevus Linear and serpiginous presentations of skin disease represent distinctive patterns that are so unique that a diagnosis can often be made…
Subcutaneous Diseases
Key Terms Erythema Induratum Nodular vasculitis Lupus Panniculitis Lupus erythematosus panniculitis Lupus profundus Subcutaneous Granuloma Annulare Deep granuloma annulare Pseudorheumatoid nodules Rheumatoid Nodules Rheumatoid nodulosis syndrome Subcutaneous diseases include those…
Dermatitis (Eczematoid Reactions)
Key Terms Seborrheic Dermatitis Cradle cap Dandruff Sebopsoriasis Seborrhea petaloides Dermatitis, a term interchangeable with the term eczema , represents the most common cause of skin-related visits to health care…
Urticarial and Indurated Eruptions
Urticarial eruptions yield, as a primary lesion, a wheal (hivelike) or something that resembles a wheal, creating a fixed indurated papule or plaque, without scale. This pattern may be produced…
