Key Wordsvascular tumors, cherry angioma, scleroderma, angiokeratoma, venous lake, pyogenic granuloma, Kaposi sarcoma, telangiectasia, infantile hemangioma, bacillary angiomatosis, lymphangioma circumscriptum, nevus flammeus, port-wine stain, Kasabach–Merritt syndrome Congenital Vascular Lesions…
Key Wordsinternal disease, necrobiosis lipoidica, granuloma annulare, acanthosis nigricans, xanthomas, dyslipoproteinemia, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, multiple hamartoma syndrome, renal carcinoma, diabetes mellitus, erythematous plaques, xanthelasma, plane xanthomas, hyperlipoproteinemia Certain cutaneous…
Key Wordswarts, subungual, periungual, molluscum contagiosum, herpeticum, debridement, varicella, chickenpox, postherpetic neuralgia, herpes simplex Warts Warts are benign epidermal neoplasms that are caused by human papillomaviruses (HPVs), which are…
Blisters Vesicles and bullae are the primary lesions in many diseases. Some are of short duration and are quite characteristic, such as those in poison ivy and herpes zoster. In…
Key Wordsacneiform, drug eruptions, exfoliative erythroderma, lichenoid, erythematosus-like drug eruption, vasculitis, exanthems, measles, Kawasaki, enterovirus, roseola, rubella, scarlet fever, toxic shock syndrome, echovirus, coxsackievirus The word exanthem means a…
Key WordsMohs, excision, lasers, electrodessication, curettage, cryosurgery, botox, fillers, liposuction, cosmetic Punch biopsy, shave biopsy, electrodesiccation and curettage (ED&C), blunt dissection, and simple excision and suture closure are the…
Key Wordsconnective tissue disease, lupus, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, CREST syndrome, Raynaud disease, telangiectasias, morphea, scleroderma, autoantibodies, antinuclear antibodies Autoimmune Diseases Diseases that result from attack by one’s own immune system…
Key Wordshypersensitivity syndrome, Sweet syndrome, Schamberg disease, Stevens–Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrosis, erythema, dermatosis, Churg–Strauss syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis, polyarteritis nodosa, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Henoch–Schönlein purpura, erythema elevatum diutinum, pyoderma gangrenosum …
CORTICOSTEROIDS (TOPICAL) * Generics are listed in bold type Group Brand name, Generics listed as cream, ointment, lotion, gel, solution % Generic name (g; unless noted) (many are generics of…
Key WordsHPV, HIV, herpes, viral infections, STIs, molluscum contagiosum, Bowenoid papulosis, papillomavirus, neonatal herpes, suppressive therapy Genital Warts Virus Types Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes warts and anogenital malignancy. HPV…
