Day: August 1, 2018

Chromomycosis is a chronic localized invasive fungal infection of skin and subcutaneous tissues characterized by verrucous plaques on the leg or foot, caused by dematiaceous (dark-colored) fungi. Causes of Chromomycosis

Chancroid is an acute STD characterized by a painful ulcer at the site of inoculation, usually on the external genitalia, and the development of suppurative regional lymphadenopathy. Causes of Chancroid

Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a benign, self-limited zoonotic infection characterized by a primary skin or conjunctival lesion after cat scratches or contact with a cat and subsequent acute to subacute

CVL malformations are deep vascular malformations, characterized by soft compressible deep-tissue swelling, which, at times, is associated with varicosities, arteriovenous shunts, and nevus flammeus-like changes. Causes Although the exact cause

A capillary hemangioma of infancy (CHI) is a soft, bright-red to deep-purple, vascular nodule-to­plaque that develops at birth or soon after birth and disappears spontaneously by the fifth year. Synonyms:

Candidiasis is most frequently caused by the yeast Candida albicans, and less often by other Candida spp. Superficial infections of mucosal surface (oropharynx, genitalia) are common in otherwise healthy individuals;

Calciphylaxis is characterized by progressive cutaneous necrosis associated with small- and medium­sized vessel calcification occurring in the setting of end-stage renal disease, diabetes mellitus, and hyperparathyroidism. Cutaneous involvement presents as

Definition Acrochordon (Skin tag): An epithelial outgrowth or protruding polypoid epithelial neoplasm. Callosities: Hyperkeratosis of skin of hands or feet as a reaction to rubbing or to pressure over bony

Behcet’s syndrome (BS) is a perplexing multisystem inflammation which, in the most recent definition of diagnostic criteria, has one basic major feature-recurrent oral aphthous ulcers (AU)-and two of the following

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer. This malignant tumor is locally invasive, aggressive, and destructive, but there is a limited capacity to metastasize. The