Diagnostic Clues and “Need-to-know” Items

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2 Diagnostic Clues and “Need-to-know” Items

Acronyms 13
Painful subcutaneous nodules 13
Pink-red papules 13
Criteria for SLE 13
Drug-induced SLE 13
Drug-induced subacute cutaneous LE 13
Fixed drug eruption 14
Stain of choice 14
Common exanthems 14
Elastosis perforans serpignosum associated disorders and causes 14
Markers to differentiate 14
Leonine facies 14
Red groin common etiologies 14
Nevus sebaceous growth risk 14
Multiple facial tumors 15
Café-au-lait macules 15
Acute attack porphyrias 15
Porphyria acute attack triggers 15
Disorders with an infiltrate filling the papillary dermis 15
Mounds of parakeratosis differential 15
Subepidermal blister with neutrophils 15
Subepidermal blister, cell-poor 15
Malignant spindle cell tumors 16
Superficial and deep dermal lymphocytic infiltrate causes 16
Septal panniculitis differential 16
Associations with erythema nodosum 16
Pale epidermis differential 16
Multiple umbilicated “molluscum contagiosum-like” lesion differential 17
Papillomatosis differential 17
Deep nodule differential 17
Intracellular parasites on H & E 17
Teeth and jaw abnormalities 17
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome 17
Marked papillary dermal edema 17
Superficial perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate with no epidermal involvement 17
Disorders with bone and calcification presentation clues 18
Erythroderma causes 18
X-linked dominant syndromes 18
Causes of leukocytoclastic vasculitis 18
Collodion baby differential 18
X-linked recessive syndromes 18
DNA viruses 19
Conditions often associated with a monoclonal gammopathy 19
Drugs often associated with acral erythema 19
Neutrophilic dermatosis 19
Fluorescent-positive ectothrix fungal infections 19
Polarizable conditions 19
Grenz zone differential 19
“Good-to-know” clinical and dermatopathology clues 20
Xanthoma 20
Cylindroma 20
Eccrine poroma 20
Syringoma 20
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans 21
Acquired digital fibrokeratoma 21
Supernumerary digit 21
Pilomatricoma 21
Sclerotic fibroma 22
Dermatofibroma 22
Schwannoma 22
Scabies 22
Pityriasis rubra pilaris 22
Scurvy 23
Grover’s disease 23
Lichen planus 23
Lichen nitidus 23
Dermatophytosis 23
Actinic (solar) keratosis 24
Psoriasis 24
Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus 24
Herpes simplex virus 24
Verruca vulgaris 24
Molluscum contagiosum 25
Mycosis fungoides 25
Granuloma annulare 25
Paget’s disease 25
Epidermolytic hyperkeratotic acanthoma 26
Acanthosis nigricans 26
Scar 26
Hypertrophic scar 26
Keloid 27
Electrodesiccation artifact 27
Freeze artifact 27
Gelfoam 27
Invisible dermatoses differential 27
Spindle cell tumor differential 28
Dermoscopy classic images 29
Solar lentigo 29
Seborrheic keratosis 29
Congenital melanocytic nevus 29
Benign melanocytic nevi 29
Dermatofibroma 29
Dysplastic nevus 29
Melanoma 30
Spitz nevus 30
Benign acral pigment 30
Basal cell carcinoma 30
Nail abnormalities overview 31
Shape or growth change of nail 31

Pitting 31
Beau’s lines 31
Yellow nail syndrome 31
Koilonychia 31
Onycholysis 31
Clubbing 31
Trachyonychia 32
Anonychia 32
Onychoschizia 32
Onychorrhexis 32
Onychomadesis 32
Onychogryphosis 32
Onychauxis 32
Color change of nail 33

Terry’s nails 33
Splinter hemorrhage 33
Telangiectasia 33
Half-and-half nails 33
Mees’ lines 33
Muehrcke’s lines 33
Azure (or blue) lunulae 34
Red lunulae 34
Triangular lunulae 34
Red and white longitudinal lines with V-shaped indentation on distal margin 34

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Spindle cell tumor differential

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Nail abnormalities overview

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