A 15-year-old female comes with her mother to her pediatrician complaining of “pimples that just won’t go away.”. She has tried numerous soaps and scrubs over the last six months‚ but has not really seen any dramatic improvement. She states that her breakouts have made her feel very self-conscious and although she is a very active teenager‚ she has started staying at home more due to her acne. Physical examination shows numerous comedones‚ pustules‚ and inflamed nodules distributed diffusely on
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Ichthyosis Vulgaris Ichthyosis vulgaris is a member of a group of cutaneous disorders of keratinization and appear both clinically and histologically. Ichthyosis vulgaris disrupts this balance either because too many replacement skin cells are produced or because the skin cells do not separate well from the skin surface when it is their time to drop off. The result is that skin cells accumulate into thick flakes that adhere to the body. Ichthyosis vulgaris can be a nuisance‚ but rarely affects overall
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|Clinicopathologic Testing | |Chapter 1—Cell Pathology | |Symptoms/Findings |Question |Answer | |A liver biopsy was performed‚ and the |Is this normal? |Yes
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and adults with Klinefelter syndrome tend to be taller than other males their age. Compared with other men‚ adult males with Klinefelter syndrome have an increased risk of developing breast cancer and a chronic inflammatory disease called systemic lupus erythematosus. Their chance of developing these disorders is similar to that of normal adult females. Boys with Klinefelter syndrome may have learning disabilities and difficulty with speech and language development. They tend to be quiet‚ sensitive
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dilemma of biological usage in high endemic tuberculous areas. Editorial/Joint Bone Spine 75‚ 108–11. 3 Harris EN‚ Gharavi AE‚ Boey ML‚ et al. (1983) Anticardiolipin antibodies: detection by radioimmunoassay and association with thrombosis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lancet ii‚ 1211–4. 4 Ruiz-Irastorza G‚ Khamashta MA‚ Hughes GRV (2002) Hughes syndrome crosses boundaries. Autoimmun Rev 1‚ 43–8. 5 Wienblatt ME‚ et al. (1985) Efficacy of low-dose methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis. N Engl Med 112‚ 818–22
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Turner Syndrome Intro Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder involving a chromosomal defect in females. Turner Syndrome occurs when a woman is missing part or all of an X-chromosome. Though this disease has a wide range of side effects‚ the most common are physical characteristics such as short height and incomplete development. It all depends on how many of the body’s cells are affected by the changes to the X chromosome. This disease affects one in every 2‚500 - 3‚000 girls‚ with 800 affected
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approximately fifty percent of cases according to the Sjogren Foundation of America (2010 par. 1). Secondary syndrome is characterized by dry eye and dry mouth that is associated with a connective tissue disease‚ such as rheumatoid arthritis‚ systemic lupus erythematosus‚ or scleroderma. It
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contacted in these ways: Inhaled (plant pollens‚ fungal spores‚ animal dander‚ house dust‚ grass‚ ragweed) Ingested (foods‚ food additives‚ drugs) Injected (bee venom‚ drugs‚ biologic substances) Contacted (pollens‚ foods‚ environmental proteins) Systemic Other reactions may involve all blood vessels and bronchiolar smooth muscle‚ causing widespread blood vessel dilation‚ decreased cardiac output‚ and bronchoconstriction‚ which is known as anaphylaxis Local Some reactions occur just in the areas
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A 4-year-old girl is brought into a physician’s office by her mother because the mother noticed a rash that started to appear on her daughter’s legs about 2 months ago. The rash is not painful or itchy and does not seem to be resolving. The patient is up-to-date on her immunizations and has no other medical problems besides the usual colds‚ the last one occurring about 3 months ago. She shares a bed with her older sister but is the only one in the family with the rash. Vital signs are within normal
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The definition of Fibromyalgia according to (CDC) The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website said‚ “Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by widespread pain‚ abnormal pain processing‚ sleep disturbance‚ fatigue and often psychological distress” (“Arthritis”). Though this may be the case‚ throughout the decades the upbringing of Fibromyalgia had various labels and misconceptions. Whether it was determining basic symptoms‚ an illogical diagnosis‚ or treatment plan
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