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Seborrheic keratosis
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crumbly, waxy, stuck on benign superficial skin growth common after age 30; can have multiple. Black/tan/pink, velvety/verrucous
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SK tx
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If irritating: curette, freeze off, electrodessicated
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dermatosis papulosa nigra
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tiny SKs that arise in darker skin on cheeks and temples
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dermatosis papulosa nigra tx
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very light electrodessication; freezing could cause hypopigmentation
**ED for darker skin types |
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skin tag tx
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snip, liquid nitrogen if fair-skinned, electrodessication
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angioma
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red nevus common after age 30 on trunk; may bleed.
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dermatofibroma
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benign spindle cell dermal proliferation that feels scar-like and has a peripheral rim of darker pigment. common on the legs in women
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solar lentigo
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sunspots that are not precancerous; reflect UV exposure
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solar lentigo tx
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sun protection, bleaching cream, liquid nitrogen, lasers, etc.
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ABCDEs of ugly ducklings
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asymmetry, irreg border, multiple color, diameter (6+ mm_, evolving
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sebaceous hyperplasia
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skin-colored, slightly yellow umbilicated papules on forehead and central face
gland overgrowth more common w/ age; removal is not medically necessary |
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sebaceous gland hyperplasia vs BCC
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BCC tend to be solitary, friable, pearly translucent
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keloid
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overgrowth of scar tissue common in AA
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keloid tx
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excision leads to larger recurence. Inject w/ steroid instead.
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epidermal inclusion cyst
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mobile, subq nodule that arises from hair follicle; only goes away w/ surgical excision
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milia
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tiny epidermoid cyst on face; can easily be extracted w/o scarring. Resolve when young but persist when adults.
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verruca vulgaris
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warts; hyperkeratotic, exophytic dome-shaped papules or nodules most common on fingers, hands, knees, elbows. Have punctate black dots (thrombosed caps)
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warts epi
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affect males and females equally; most common in kids, young adults
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wart etiology
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HPV transmitted skin-to-skin contact or through contaminated objects and infects basal keratinocytes of cutaneous and mucosal epithelium
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wart tx
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most resolve in 1-2 yrs w/o scar; most tx are destructive or aim to stimulate immune response to HPV. Cryotherapy, salicylic acid
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molluscum contagiousum
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benign skin-limited asx poxvirus infection. Dome-shaped papules in kids on trunk, face, extremities. Spread through direct contact or fomites.
**more widepread in pts w/ ID or eczema |
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molluscum contagiousum tx
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resolves on its own, not usually necessary
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