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Cutaneous Filariasis, Of the hundreds of described filarial parasites, only eight species cause natural infections in humans (see the separate Lymphatic Filariasis and Body Cavity Fil...
Cutaneous Larva Migrans, What is cutaneous larva migrans? [ 1 ] Cutaneous larva migrans is usually caused by the larval stages of dog and cat hookworms (usually Ancyl...
Mycosis Fungoides and Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas, Aggressive clinical behaviour Sézary's syndrome. [ 3 ] Primary cutaneous natural-killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal-t...
It may resemble cellulitis or sporotrichosis. It may also present with tenosynovitis, cutaneous lymphadenitis; the clinical presentation is similar to that expected in lupus profu...
Pyoderma gangrenosum . Sporotrichosis. Venous or arterial ulcers . Investigations Swab for bacteriology.
It is caused by compression of a nerve called the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh. This nerve supplies feeling (sensation) to the outer thigh. In many cases, the cause is not known.
The most common types are: Those involving the skin (cutaneous). Those which involve lots of different tissues of the body (systemic). Much less commonly there is a localised t...
There are two main forms of systemic sclerosis: Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc). Diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc). The rest of this leaf...
Tropical mycoses - eg, sporotrichosis. Vascular: Arterial or venous ulcers. Vasculitis - eg, antiphospholipid syndrome , vasculitic rheumatoid arthritis , systemic lupus e...
These are divided into three groups: Lymphatic filariasis - caused by the worms Wuchereria bancrofti , Brugia malayi , and Brugia timori . Cutaneous filariasis - caused by Loa loa...
Aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase porphyria (also known as plumboporphyria). Cutaneous porphyrias This type of porphyria mainly affects the skin. The cutaneous porphyrias inc...
Bowen's disease is also called "cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in situ". Cutaneous squamous cells are cells that make up the outer part of the skin.
Discoid lupus is the most common form of lupus and is responsible for most cases of lupus that only affects the skin (cutaneous lupus erythematosus). A small number of people with systemic...
Sometimes hard skin grows out of an actinic keratosis like a horn (called a cutaneous horn). Several actinic keratoses may develop at about the same time, often in the same area of skin.
There may be skin lesions on the face. Sporotrichosis . [ 15 ] This occurs when the organism is inoculated into the skin during gardening.
Symptoms usually develop within two days of exposure for inhalation anthrax and 1-7 days with cutaneous anthrax. Anthrax in drug users [ 2 ] Anthrax in drug...
Less common manifestations are pulmonary, cutaneous and gastrointestinal (GI) infections. Epidemiology The condition is very rare but often unrecognised.
The vast majority of melanomas are from the skin but malignant melanomas have been described in nearly every organ of the body [ 1 ] . Non-cutaneous melanomas are rare [ 2 ] . BRAF is a se...
Gastrointestinal disease Inflammatory bowel disease Skin manifestations found in inflammatory bowel disease ( Crohn's disease , ulcerative colitis ) can include pyoderma gangrenosum and ...
Depending to some extent on a history of exposure or travel to endemic areas, a short list would include: Brucellosis Infectious mononucleosis Sarcoidosis Yersinia pestis (plag...