Familial benign pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey disease) originally was described by the Hailey brothers in 1939. Familial benign pemphigus is a chronic autosomal dominant disorder with incomplete penetrance. Medscape AI…
Pretibial myxedema (PTM) or, more appropriately, thyroid dermopathy, is a term used to describe localized skin lesions resulting from the deposition of hyaluronic acid, usually as a component of thyroid disease. X No…
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Fluoride toxicity is characterized by a variety of signs and symptoms. In the United States, poisoning most commonly follows ingestion (accidental or intentional) of fluoride-containing products. Medscape AI Your…
Pearly penile papules are small dome-shaped to filiform skin-colored papules that typically are located on the sulcus or corona of the glans penis. Commonly, pearly penile papules are arranged circumferentially in…
Mercury in any form is poisonous, with mercury toxicity most commonly affecting the neurologic, gastrointestinal (GI) and renal organ systems. Poisoning can result from mercury vapor inhalation, mercury ingestion,…
Asthma, which occurs in adult and pediatric patients, is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by an obstruction of airflow. Among children and adolescents aged 5-17 years, asthma accounts for…
Oral mucositis is a common complication of chemotherapy. It begins 5-10 days after the initiation of chemotherapy and lasts 7-14 days. Medscape AI Your Newsfeed News & Perspective Tools & Reference CME/CE Video…
Although hirsutism is broadly defined as excessive hairiness, the common clinical use of the term refers to women with excess growth of terminal hair in a male pattern. In this sense, hirsutism is one of the most…
Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is a rare autoimmune bullous dermatosis of pregnancy. The original name for this condition, herpes gestationis (derived from the herpetiform morphology of the blisters), is a misnomer…
