Osteoma Cutis: eMedicine Dermatology

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Osteoma Cutis: eMedicine Dermatology

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Overview: Strictly defined, osteoma cutis refers to the presence of bone within the skin in the absence of a preexisting or associated lesion, as opposed to secondary types of cutaneous ossification that occur by metaplastic reaction to ...

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Most Recently Shared on April 21, 2010 at 12:42 am By:

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Osteoma cutis is a medical term for the presence of abnormal bone tissue within the skin. Learn the causes. http://bit.ly/d0dDBJ

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Cutis Verticis Gyrata: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) is a descriptive term for a condition of the scalp manifesting as convoluted folds and furrows formed from thickened skin of the scalp resembling cerebriform pattern. Although Alibert first mentioned it, Robert ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 21, 2010 at 7:23 pm By:

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Cutis verticis gyrata is a skin condition of the scalp characterized by thickening of the skin. Learn about the causes.http://bit.ly/aRq7LJ

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Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis (AMVC) is a rare disease that presents as spontaneously formed facial scars in young adults. In 1918, Heidingsfeld1 coined the disease name to describe the numerous spontaneously formed scars on the ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Health_SS Susan S Health Advocate

Atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis is a rare disease that causes spontaneously formed scars on the facial area. http://bit.ly/8Z1GPU

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Aplasia Cutis Congenita: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC)1, 2, 3 is part of a heterogenous group of disorders first reported by Cordon in 1767 and is characterized by the absence of a portion of skin in a localized or ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Aplasia cutis congenita is a birth defect of skin development resulting in patches of skin with no hair follicles. http://bit.ly/dnkm9y

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Calcinosis Cutis: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Calcinosis cutis is a term used to describe a group of disorders in which calcium deposits form in the skin. Virchow initially described calcinosis cutis in 1855. Calcinosis cutis is classified into 4 major types according ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 21, 2010 at 12:10 am By:

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Calcinosis cutis is a term used to describe a group of disorders in which calcium deposits form in the skin. Learn more.http://bit.ly/cbY9mL

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Lymphocytoma Cutis: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Lymphocytoma cutis is not a specific disease. Rather, lymphocytoma cutis is a response to a variety of known and unknown stimuli that results in the accumulation of lymphocytes and other inflammatory cells in a localized region. ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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lymphocytoma cutis is a response to a variety of stimuli that results in the accumulation of lymphocytes. http://bit.ly/bAAJLB

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Paraneoplastic Diseases: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: A wide range of cutaneous signs may be related to internal malignancy. Cancer may manifest in the skin as metastasis (eg, leukemia cutis, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, Paget disease of the breast), nonspecific metabolic effects related to inanition ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2010 at 9:55 pm By:

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Paraneoplastic syndrome is a disease or symptom that is a result of the presence of cancer in the body. http://bit.ly/dosj4l

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Gardner Syndrome: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Gardner syndrome, a variant of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP),1 is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by GI polyps, multiple osteomas, and skin and soft tissue tumors. Cutaneous findings2 of Gardner syndrome include epidermoid cysts, ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2010 at 9:52 pm By:

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Gardner syndrome is a type of familial adenomatous polyposis disease. Learn more about the symptoms. http://bit.ly/bfGfbq

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Leukemia Cutis: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Leukemia cutis is the infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes or their precursors into the epidermis, the dermis, or the subcutis, resulting in clinically identifiable cutaneous lesions.The dermatologist is often instrumental in the diagnosis of leukemia cutis. Accurate ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2010 at 9:06 pm By:

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Leukemia cutis is a progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs. Learn more. http://bit.ly/8Yaoqb

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Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC) is an uncommon, sporadic, congenital cutaneous vascular anomaly evident as persistent cutis marmorata, telangiectasia, and phlebectasia.1, 2 Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita is most commonly localized in distribution, evident over the ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 19, 2010 at 8:45 pm By:

SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate

Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita is a rare disorder characterized by dilated vessels causing discoloration.http://bit.ly/aJWuXp

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Cutis Laxa (Elastolysis): eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cutis laxa (CL), or elastolysis, is a rare, inherited or acquired connective tissue disorder in which the skin becomes inelastic and hangs loosely in folds. The clinical presentation and the mode of inheritance show considerable heterogeneity. ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 19, 2010 at 12:18 am By:

Health_SS Susan S Health Advocate

Cutis laxa is a rare inherited or acuired connective tissue disorder where the skin becomes inelastic & hangs in folds.http://bit.ly/bqin2B

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