Month: August 2018

Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) is essentially an invasion of the skin by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the same bacteria that cause TB of the lungs (pulmonary TB). Cutaneous TB is a relatively uncommon

Cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a term that applies to T cell lymphoma first manifested in the skin, but since the neoplastic process involves the entire lymphoreticular system, the

Cutaneous reactions to arthropod bites (CRAB) are inflammatory and/or allergic reactions, characterized by an intensely pruritic eruption at the bite sites hours to days after the bite, manifested by solitary

Pseudomonas aeruginosa exists in moist environments associated with hospitals. Hospitalized compromised individuals become colonized with the organism. Local invasion can follow colonization of any mucocutaneous site with local infection and/or

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection caused by many species of the protozoa Leishmania, manifested clinically as four major syndromes-cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) of Old and New World types, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL),

Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus Skin lesions of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) are annular or psoriasiform. There is no follicular plugging, no scarring, and little atrophy, all of which are

Cutaneous larvae migrans (also called “creeping eruption” or “ground itch”) is found in southeastern and Gulf states, and in tropical developing countries. Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a cutaneous lesion

Cutaneous candidiasis is a superficial infection occurring on moist, occluded cutaneous sites; many patients have predisposing factors such as increased moisture at the site of infection, diabetes, or alterations in

Cryoglobulinemia (CG) is the presence of serum immunoglobulin (precipitates at low temperature and redissolves at 37°C) complexed with other immunoglobulins or proteins. Associated clinical findings include purpura in cold-exposed sites,

Crest Syndrome Matlike telangiectasia, especially the face, upper trunk, and hands; also in the entire GI tract. Calcinosis over bony prominences, finger tips, elbows, and trochanteric regions. The term CREST