Month: August 2018

Disseminated Gonococcal Infection(DGI) ia a systemic infection that follows the hematogenous dissemination of the gonococcus from infected mucosal sites to skin, tenosynovium, and joints and is characterized by fever, petechial

Systemic cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis acquired by the respiratory route, with the primary focus of infection in the lungs, and with occasional hematogenous dissemination, characteristically to the meninges, and

Coccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis characterized by primary pulmonary infection that usually spontaneously. Subsequently, It can disseminate hematogenously and result in chronic, progressive, granulomatous infection in skin, lungs, bone, meninges.

The term desmoplasia refers to connective tissue proliferation and, when applied to malignant melanoma, describes different clinical presentations; however, each has a similar microscopic pathology characterized by (1) a dermal

Definition Tinea capitis: Dermatophyte (fungal) infection of the scalp and its follicles. Tinea corporis/Tinea cruris: Dermatophyte infection of the skin of the trunk, limbs or face in tinea corporis, only

Dermatophytes are a unique group of fungi that are capable of infecting nonviable keratinized cutaneous epithelium including stratum corneum, nails, and hair. Dermatophytic genera include Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton. The

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a systemic disease characterized by violaceous (heliotrope) inflammatory changes of the eyelids and periorbital area; erythema of the face, neck, and upper trunk; and flat-topped violaceous papules

Repeated solar injuries over many years ultimately can result in the development of a skin syndrome, dermatoheliosis. Dermatoheliosis (DHe) results from excessive and/or prolonged exposure of the skin to ultraviolet

A dermatofibroma is a very common, button-like dermal nodule, usually occurring on the extremities, important only because of its cosmetic appearance or its being mistaken for other lesions, such as

Definition Atopic dermatitis: An acute, subacute, usually chronic and pruritic, relapsing inflammation of epidermis and dermis. Commonly occurs in individuals with a family history of asthma, hayfever, allergic rhinitis, or