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Actinic Keratosis

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical Images

#Clinical #Dermatology #SkinRash #ActinicKeratosis #AK #Photo #UCSDH
Actinic Keratosis ... ActinicKeratosis #AK
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
: • Scarring Alopecia ... erythematosus, Keratosis ... , Traction alopecia ... totalis, Alopecia ... Scaling, pustules, crusts
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Hair Loss (Alopecia ... • Androgenetic alopecia ... facial hair) • Alopecia ... Mucinosa • Keratosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Secondary Disseminated Syphilis

Case from my residency that @EstradaElJefe helped me publish in JGIM. One important finding
Disseminated Syphilis Case ... is the patchy alopecia ... Photo #SkinRash #Alopecia
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia ... Brocq • Alopecia ... Mucinosa • Keratosis ... Absent • Alopecia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary Dermatologic Nail Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nail Plate - Pitting
 • Psoriasis
 • Alopecia Areata
Nail
Psoriasis • Alopecia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
What doesn't HIV cause ... ulcers, arthritis, alopecia ... splenomegaly, cytopenias, nausea ... consumption- number one cause
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
areas -> Scaring alopecia ... hair follicles -> causes ... mechanism) -> Alopecia
Physiologic Skin Changes in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Face
 • Melasma
Abdomen
 • Linea Nigra 
Hormone induced
• Subungual Keratosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Systemic effect -> Nausea ... , weight gain, alopecia