A blog about dermatology and its related topics. Guide to cope up with dermatology disorders and some dermatology treatments.
Diagnosis Hallmarks Distribution: legs and shoulders Invagination when squeezed between the fingers Clinical Presentation Dermatofibromas are slope-shouldered or dome-shaped papules 10 to 15 mm in diameter. They are extremely firm on palpation. Most dermatofibromas are medium brown in color but a few have a light tan summit with a darker brown base. When dermatofibromas are [...]
Diagnostic Hallmarks Distribution: back and chest Color variation within and among the nevi Red hues Irregular configuration Clinical Presentation The subject of dysplastic nevi ( Clark ‘s nevus) is probably the most controversial one in dermatology today. Although it is certainly possible to recognize a type of pigmented lesion that is clinically atypical, the histologic [...]
There are several important features that characterize the structure of this algorithm. First, note that the diseases are not classified on the basis of etiology or pathogenesis the way that they are in most textbooks. They are categorized, instead, on the basis of similar clinical features. Diseases that look alike are grouped together regardless of [...]
Malignant melanoma occurs in several distinct clinical settings. In each of these settings the melanoma has a different clinical appearance, histologic pattern, and prognosis. These various types of melanoma are grouped together because they share common color changes, a common cell of origin, and the important biologic trait of progressive, inexorable growth and eventual metastasis. [...]