Derm

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An increase in keratinocytes w/ elongation of rete ridges and elongation of dermal papillae.

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psoriasiform epidermal hyperplasia

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Cafe-au-lait spots, axillary freckling, cutaneous and visceral neurofibromas (which sometimes undergo malignant transformation,) gliomas, scoliosis, and Lisch nodules of the iris.

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NF-1 or classic neurofibromatosis

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Neurofibromas restricted to the acoustic nerve (usually bilateral) and the CNS. Skin lesions may or may not be present. Gene mutation on chromosome 22.

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NF-2 aka acoustic or central neurofibromatosis

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Syndrome of mucocutaneous lesions causing patches of hyperpigmentation in the mouth and on the hands and feet, and hamartomatous polyps in the GI tract. Half of cases are sporatic and half AD. Increased risk of cancer.

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome aka Hereditary Intestinal Polyposis Syndrome

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A common skin infection caused by the yeast Malassezia furfur, normally found on human skin, which becomes troublesome under certain circumstances (warm and humid environment.)

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Tinea versicolor aka pityriasis versicolor

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Dermatophytosis of the feet

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Tinea pedis (athlete's foot)

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Dermatophytosis of the fingernails and toenails

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Tinea unguinum

Front 8

Dermatophytosis of the arms, legs, and trunk

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Tinea corporis

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Dermatophytosis of the groin area

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Tinea cruris

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Dermatophytosis of the hands and palms

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Tinea manuum

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Dermatophytosis of the scalp

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Tinea capitis

Front 12

Dermatophytosis that affects facial hair

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Tinea barbae

Front 13

Dermatophytosis of the face

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Tinea faciei

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Superficial fungal infection that causes dark brown to black painless patches on the soles of the hands and feet. Caused by the fungus formerly classified as Exophiala werneckii but more recently classified as Hortaea werneckii.

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Tinea nigra

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A species of bacteria that causes a form of tuberculosis in cold-blooded animals. Found in swimming pools and aquariums and associated w/ skin lesions in humans.

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Mycobacterium marinum

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Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

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A condition occasionally associated w/ diabetes, in which shiny atrophic lesions develop on the legs.

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A benign, self-limited dz consisting of round granulomas of the dermis in groups, with papules or nodules, mainly seen in young girls.

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Granuloma annulare

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A combination of arthritis, conjunctivitis, and urethritis (occasionally diarrhea.) Occurs mainly in young men.

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Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis)

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An itching polymorphous bullous eruption which occurs in pregnancy or the puerperium and which recurs in successive pregnancies. Autoimmune.

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Herpes gestationis aka pemphigoid gestationis

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A life-threatening dermatological condition that is frequently induced by a reaction to medications. It is characterized by the detachment of the top layer of skin (the epidermis) from the lower layers of the skin (the dermis) all over the body.

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Toxic epidermal necrolysis aka Lyell's syndrome

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A noninflammatory form of miliaria in which vesicles are filled w/ clear fluid

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miliaria crystallina

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Cutaneous acute vasculitis w/ palpable purpura, especially of the legs, and exudation of neutrophils and sometimes fibrin around dermal venules, w/ nuclear dust and extravasation of RBCs. May be limited to the skin or involve other tissues as in Henoch-Schonlein purpura

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leukocytoclastic vasculitis

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A disease of connective tissue characterized by swelling, dermatitis and inflammation of muscle tissue. Symptoms include fever, malaise, difficulty swallowing, general weakness, muscle weakness (pelvic and shoulder girdle muscles) and skin and mucosal lesions.

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dermatomyositis

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A chronic skin dz w/ small follicular papules, disseminated reddish-brown scaly patches, and often palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. The papules are about the size of a pin and topped by a horny plug.

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Pityriasis rubra pilaris

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A serious form of pemphigus, occurring in middle age, in which cutaneous flaccid acantholytic suprabasal bullae and oral mucosal erosions may be localised a few months before becoming generalised; blisters break easily and are slow to heal; results from the action of autoimmune antibodies that localise to intercellular sites of stratified squamous epithelium.

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pemphigus vulgaris