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- Spider nevi secondary to alcoholic chronic liver disease
The lesions blanched when pressure was applied centrally and refilled from the center outward when pressure was released.
- Spotty skin pigmentation in Carney complex
Characteristic skin findings and their locations can indicate underlying hereditary lentiginosis syndromes.
- Atypical erythema as a clinical presentation of tinea incognito
The lesions were originally diagnosed as contact allergic dermatitis and treated with topical corticosteroids, but culture revealed Trichophyton rubrum.
- Hampton hump in acute pulmonary embolism
A 50-year-old patient presented with worsening dyspnea and cough with bilateral swelling of the lower extremities, with left-side swelling greater than right-side swelling.
- Lacrimal gland involvement in a patient with sarcoidosis
The differential diagnosis included infection, malignancy, and inflammatory disorders such as immunoglobulin G4-related disease and sarcoidosis.
- A brownish erythematous patch in the nipple-areola complex
Biopsy revealed neoplastic cells throughout the epidermis and granular layer, with abundant pale cytoplasm, intraglandular extension, and chronic inflammation in the papillary dermis.
- Oral hyperpigmentation with weakness and salt-craving
The patient’s primary care physician had attributed the hyperpigmentation on the lower lip and inner cheek to pen ink.
- Unilateral pulmonary edema
Three weeks after discharge from hospitalization for COVID-19, the patient noted progressively worsening exertional dyspnea and fatigue.
- Hypertrichosis and topical corticosteroid use
The xerotic dermatitis had resolved 2 years earlier, but the patient had continued to apply the medication.
- Megaloblastic anemia due to severe vitamin B12 deficiency
The 75-year-old patient presenting with altered mental status and pancytopenia had a history of peptic ulcer disease and subtotal gastrectomy.