Self-Assessment: Case Studies on Skin Conditions and the Importance of Sun Protection and Skin Examinations

    January 2019 in “ Elsevier eBooks ”
    James G. Marks, Jeffrey J. Miller
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    TLDR Early detection and skin biopsies are crucial for treating skin cancer and diagnosing various skin conditions.
    The document from 2019 provided case studies on skin conditions, emphasizing the importance of sun protection and skin examinations for skin cancer patients, the treatability of basal cell carcinoma with early detection, and the identification of drug eruptions, often caused by medications like cefazolin. It discussed the diagnosis and treatment of conditions including basal cell carcinoma, drug eruptions, fungal infections, squamous cell carcinoma, candidiasis, lupus erythematosus, and porphyria cutanea tarda. Biopsies were highlighted as essential for confirming diagnoses, especially for chronic ulcers or suspicious nodules. The document also noted the importance of considering systemic diseases in differential diagnoses and the usefulness of diagnostic tests like KOH preparations. It concluded with a case of B-cell lymphoma, leg type, underscoring the need to consider malignant neoplasms for certain nodules and the critical role of skin biopsies in their diagnosis.
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