Monthly Archives: August 2007
Casual Effects of Inflamed Epidermoid Cysts
Diagnostic Hallmarks Distribution: random but some predilection for the back History of a preceding noninflammatory cyst or nodule Solid fragments of white keratin on incision and drainage Clinical Presentation Asymptomatic, skin-colored epidermoid cysts occasionally become red and tender. When this … Continue reading
Hidradenitis Suppurativa, its Symptoms
Diagnostic Hallmarks Distribution: axillae and groin Nonresponsiveness to antibiotic therapy Chronic course with recurrence in the same sites Clinical Presentation The individual lesions of hidradenitis suppurativa arise as firm, lender, dome-shaped papules and nodules 1 to 3 cm in size. … Continue reading
Furuncles, its Curing Therapy
Diagnostic Hallmarks Distribution: no characteristic pattern Sudden onset Pain and tenderness Response to therapy Clinical Presentation Furuncles are painful, dome-shaped or slope-shouldered, bright red nodules 1.5 to 3 cm in diameter. Usually, only a single furuncle is present; multiple lesions, … Continue reading
Papulosquamous Disease of Macular and Papular Types
Psoriasis is usually associated with plaque formation. Some people (mostly children and young adults), however, explosively develop 50 to 100 small, nonconfluent papules over the trunk and proximal extremities. This phenomenon, known as guttate psoriasis, is particularly likely to be … Continue reading
Details about Lentigenes
Diagnostic Hallmarks Distribution- sun-exposed surfaces of the face, hands, and shoulders No seasonal venation in pigment density Size: 5 to 20 mm Occurrence in adults Clinical Presentation Lentigines (singular- lentigo) are brown macules 5 to 20 mm in diameter. The … Continue reading
Know about Epidermis Glands in human skin
Apocrine Sweat Glands Apocrine sweat glands develop, like sebaceous glands, from follicular epithelial cells. For this reason their ducts open into the follicular lumina. They are phylogenetic remnants of the sexually important scent glands of animals but seem to have … Continue reading
Different Types of Lesion
A lesion is a general term for a single, small area of skin disease. Lesions may be solitary or multiple. Terms used to describe these lesions include macules, patches, papules, plaques, nodules, vesicles, pustules, bullae, erosions, and ulcers. Some authorities … Continue reading
How Lichen Planus Effected?
Diagnosis Hallmarks Distribution – trunk and extremities, special predilection for the wrists, penis, and mouth Violaceous color Shiny, flat-topped papules Koebner phenomenon Wickham’s striae Clinical Presentation The primary lesion of lichen planus is a violaceous, flat-topped papule 2 to 4 … Continue reading
Group Identification of Papulosquamous Diseases
Groups 9 and 10 are characterized by the presence of red scaling lesions. The scaling, which differentiates these two groups from groups 7 and 8, may or may not be readily apparent. Three types of scale must be sought . … Continue reading
Treatment of Rosacea (Acne Rosacea)
Diagnostic Hallmarks Distribution: vertical, central third of the face Pustules and papules against a background of erythema and telangiectasia Clinical Presentation Rosacea is characterized by macular erythema, overlaid with telangiectasia, on the nose and cheeks. Often, the glabella and chin … Continue reading