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Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
the Fingers Clinically ... or chemical dermatitis ... #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... underlying lung disease ... tattoo ink and nail ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Capitis - Skin Disease ... Alopecia areata (+Nail ... Zinc deficiency, Copper ... skin surface, nails
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pneumonectomy if fail ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis ... #differential #causes
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
Dermatitis herpetiformis ... test for whom clinical ... #gluten #dermatitis ... #herpetiformis ... #gliadin #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Actinomyces, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Diagnosis? ... dermatophytes cause ... allergic eczematous dermatitis ... University Infectious Diseases ... Variety #type #clinical
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... the extent of disease ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... macroglossia Nails ... Severe fatigue • Nail
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... but typically fail ... Increased Serum Copper ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... number of sites of disease
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
Diagnosis? ... complex neutrophilic dermatosis ... wide variety of clinical ... medications in most cases ... If fail to improve