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Karposi Sarcoma - ✔✔✔ - Characteristic purple areas on the nose in an HIV-positive female. A
type of cancer that can form in the skin, lymph nodes, or other organs. The skin lesions are
usually purple in color.
Malodorous single nare - ✔✔✔ - Foreign body
Retinal Detachment - ✔✔✔ - the retina separates from the layer underneath. Symptoms
include an increase in the number of floaters, flashes of light, and worsening of the outer part of
the visual field.
Adolescent with friable nasal turbinates - ✔✔✔ - Cocaine use
Aphthous ulcer - ✔✔✔ - a recurrent round or oval sore or ulcer inside the mouth on an area
where the skin is not tightly bound to the underlying bone, such as on the inside of the lips and
cheeks or underneath the tongue. Aphthous ulcers can also affect the genitalia in males and
females.
GERD first line tx - ✔✔✔ - h2 then ppi if doesnt work
Maxillary Sinusitis - ✔✔✔ - Dental pain
Kasmaul Triangle - ✔✔✔ - Anterior epitaxis
Roseola infantum - ✔✔✔ - H. fever => small pink dots pink or raised body rash => arms
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Acne Roscaca - ✔✔✔ - "adult acne." most often in adults (30-50 years of age). Unlike acne
vulgaris, rosacea is devoid of blackheads and characteristically does not resolve after puberty.
Rosacea strikes both sexes and potentially all ages. It tends to be more frequent in women but
more severe in men. It is very uncommon in children, and it is less frequent in people with dark
skin. Tx with Flagyl
AV Nicking - ✔✔✔ - HTN, arteries crossing veins
Blepharitis - ✔✔✔ - commonly occurs when the tiny oil glands of the inner eyelid become
inflamed. It often occurs along with other skin conditions or allergies.
Symptoms include red, itchy eyelids that may look greasy and crusted. Dry eyes also are a
symptom.
Treatments include cleaning the eyelids, antibiotic or steroid eye drops and treating underlying
conditions. However, blepharitis tends to come back.
Hordelum - ✔✔✔ - Painful stye it hurts
chalazion - ✔✔✔ - Non painful lesion to eyelid
Cotton Wool - ✔✔✔ - Cotton wool spots are an abnormal finding on funduscopic exam of the
retina of the eye. They appear as fluffy white patches on the retina. They are caused by damage
to nerve fibers and are a result of accumulations of axoplasmic material within the nerve fiber
layer. Systemic HTN, DM
Herpes Zoster - ✔✔✔ - Early signs of shingles include a burning sensation or stabbing pain
and tingling or itching on the skin. After a few days, a rash or blisters appear usually on one side
of the body or face. When the rash is at its peak, symptoms can range from mild itching to
extreme and debilitating pain. Tx within 72 hours Aclovir
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Retinoblastoma (Rb) - ✔✔✔ - Absence of light reflex, it is a rare form of cancer that rapidly
develops from the immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. It is the most
common primary malignant intraocular cancer in children, and it is almost exclusively found in
young children.
Seborrheic dermatitis (Dandruff) - ✔✔✔ - commonly involves portions of the scalp, brows,
mid-face, ears, mid-chest, and mid-back. It is not unusual for it to affect the skin of infants and
young children where it often involves the scalp (cradle cap) and the diaper area. Seborrheic
dermatitis is also known as seborrhea.
Seborrheic Keratosis - ✔✔✔ - A seborrhoeic keratosis is a harmless warty spot that appears
during adult life as a common sign of skin aging. ... Seborrhoeic keratosis (or seborrheic
keratosis, using American spelling) is also called SK, basal cell papilloma, senile wart, brown wart
or barnacle.
Cupping of disc - ✔✔✔ - Intracranial pressure
subconjunctival haemorrhage - ✔✔✔ - is bleeding underneath the conjunctiva. It can occur
after a sudden or severe sneeze or cough, heavy lifting, straining, vomiting or even rubbing
one's eyes too roughly. It can also occur as a side effect of eye surgery or blood thinners.
The main symptom is a bright red patch in the eye that may spread and then become green or
yellow, much like a bruise. Usually it disappears within two weeks.
In most cases, no treatment is required for this condition.
Sialolithiasis (also termed salivary calculi, or salivary stones) - ✔✔✔ - A condition where a
calcified mass or sialolith forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular
gland (also termed "Wharton's duct").
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Honey Crusted lesions - ✔✔✔ - Impetigo is a bacterial infection that involves the superficial
skin.The most common presentation is yellowish crusts on the face, arms, or legs.Less commonly
there may be large blisters which affect the groin or armpits. The lesions may be painful or itchy.
Fever is uncommon.
It is typically due to either Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes. Risk factors
include attending day care, crowding, poor nutrition, diabetes mellitus, contact sports, and
breaks in the skin such as from mosquito bites, eczema, scabies, or herpes. With contact it can
spread around or between people.Diagnosis is typically based on the symptoms.
Prevention is by hand washing, avoiding people who are infected, and cleaning injuries.
Treatment is typically with antibiotic creams such as mupirocin or fusidic acid. Antibiotics by
mouth, such as cephalexin, may be used if large areas are affected. Antibiotic-resistant forms
have been found.
Mild acne - ✔✔✔ - Skin wash retinol benzol
moderate acne - ✔✔✔ - retinol plus tetracylines oral abx
Retinol reaction - ✔✔✔ - decrease to 3 times a day
Well demarcated cellulitis - ✔✔✔ - erysipelas affects the dermis, most commonly on the legs,
and tends to be sharply demarcated. Cellulitis, which typically affects the lower legs, involves the
subcutaneous fat and is often less well demarcated. ... The diagnosis of cellulitis or erysipelas is
usually clinical.
polymyalgia rheumatica - ✔✔✔ - you feel pain and stiffness in the muscles in your shoulders
and upper arms (shoulder girdle) and hips (pelvic girdle). This feeling often comes after you've
spent time resting, and is most severe upon wakening from sleep.
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