Consult Patient Name: Adela Torres Hospital ID: 13246 Consultant: Sachi Kato‚ M.D.‚ Dermatology Requesting Physician: Leon Medina‚ M.D.‚ Internal Medicine Date of Consult: 06/23/2011 Reason for Consultation: Please evaluate stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is a very pleasant 57-year old female‚ a native of Cuba‚ being seen for evaluation and treatment for sores in her mouth that she has had for the last 10-12 days. The patient
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Date of Admission: 6/22/2013 Admitting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD‚ Internal Medicine Admitting Diagnoses: Stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. Chief Complaint: Swelling of lips causing difficulty swallowing. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This patient is a 57-year-old Cuban woman with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. She has received methotrexate on a weekly basis as an outpatient
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manual of determinative bacteriology. 9th ed. Philadelphia‚ PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1994:177. 2. Whalen‚ J. G.; Mully‚ T. W.; English‚ J. C. (2007). "Spontaneous Citrobacter freundii Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient". Archives of Dermatology 143 (1): 124–125. 3. Malpas TJ‚ Munoz JJ‚ Muscat I. Vertical transmission of Citrobacter freundii. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2004;89. 4. Bai L‚ Xia S‚ Lan R‚ Liu L‚ Ye C; et al. Isolation and Characterization of Cytotoxic‚ Aggregative Citrobacter
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look good. But something has to be said about the harmful effects of tanning. It has been know for years that UVA rays can lead to skin cancer‚ wrinkles‚and sun spots. Those won’t boost your confidence later on will it? The American Academy of Dermatology states "The number of skin cancers have been rising over the years due to increasing UV radiation exposure. More than 1.3 million new skin cancer cases are to be diagnosed
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Vitiligo occurs when the body attacks the cells that control skin pigmentation. The areas that are attacked then cause smooth‚ white patches to form on the body when the skin loses pigment. These patches often form on the hands and face. Vitiligo on the scalp causes white hair to grow from that area. It is not a painful condition‚ but people who have it are often sensitive about the way they look. Only around one percent of the population is affected by this condition. Alison’s Story In 2010‚ Alison
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By Jonas Wilson Skin tags Skin tags are practically harmless cutaneous growths on the skin that are predominantly composed of loose collagen fibers and blood vessels in the epidermis. They are known medically as acrochorda‚ fibroepithelial polyps‚ papillomas or soft fibromas and are typically flesh-colored or in some cases darkly pigmented. Being benign in nature‚ skin tags usually do not undergo any transformations in terms of size‚ shape or color over time and are generally painless unless
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Case report: Nicolau syndrome after intramuscular steroid injection Abstract: Nicolau syndrome is an uncommon side effect of intramuscular injection that results in local ischemic necrosis of the skin and adipose tissue. Pediatric cases have been less reported. In this article we present a 10 year old girl developing nicolau syndrome after intramuscular injection of steroid as a treatment for alopecia areata. Introduction Nicolau syndrome is a rare iatrogenic syndrome as a side effect of intramuscular
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Introduction: Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic worldwide inflammatory disease that involves the hair follicle and sometimes the nails.1‚2 The hair follicle is an immunologically privileged organ that is protected from the attack by cytotoxic T – lymphocytes (CTLS) by decreasing major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I expression.3‚4 Current evidence indicates that hair follicle inflammation in alopecia areata is caused by a T- cell mediated autoimmune mechanism occurring in genetically
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suspicious tissue. A pathologist will then examine the tissue and determine whether the sample is benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancerous). Like most cancers‚ early detection is key for skin cancer‚ so make sure you stay up to date with your dermatology
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7th Grade Science Class Notes – Integumentary System Integumentary System The body system composed of the skin‚ glands‚ hair‚ and nails The largest system in the body Functions of the Skin Protect internal organs Maintain proper temperature Gather sensory information Vitamin D production Three Main Layers of the Skin 1. Epidermis 2. Dermis 3. Subcutaneous Tissue Epidermis Outermost layer Continuously being renewed Thicker in some places (like the thick soles of your feet
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