The skin can be the window to systemic diseases. The presenting cutaneous symptoms and signs will lead the clinician to a more focused differential diagnosis and thus aid in the ordering of laboratory tests. In some cases, for example, lymphoma, the skin biopsy is diagnostic....
Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice) A swollen liver (hepatomegaly) Swelling in the legs, feet, or ankles (edema) Does Liver Disease Always End With Cirrhosis? Not everyone with chronic liver disease will progress to advanced disease. In fact, only 20% to 30% of people with viral ...
However, recognition of these skin lesions can be the key to diagnosis of underlying systemic diseases. Drs Holmes and Massa review the diagnostic features of several systemic conditions that have prominent skin signs.Additional informationAuthor informationCecelia E. HolmesCecelia E. Holmes, MD Mary ...
Skin Signs of Systemic DiseaseIrwin M. BravermanSouthern Medical AssociationSouthern Medical Journal
Skin Signs of Systemic Disease Dermatological problems are a common presentation in general practice and skin disorders may be a manifestation of underlying systemic disease.To describe ... A Donnelly - 《Australian Family Physician》 被引量: 315发表: 1999年 Ocular rosacea: signs, symptoms, and ...
Causes of herpes Herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus, which typically enters the body through the skin around the mouth, genitals and anus. It is also possible for the virus to be passed on through other areas of skin on the body as well as the eyes, though this is less commo...
Skin rash Symptoms that you're allergic to abug's stinginclude: Hives, itching, and swelling in places other than the sting site Stomach cramps, vomiting, or severe nausea or diarrhea Tightness in your chest or trouble breathing Hoarse voice, swelling of your tongue or throat, or difficulty ...
Psoriasis is a chronic immune system disease that makes your skin cells multiply too fast. The signs andsymptoms of psoriasiscan vary, depending on thetype of psoriasisyou have. Common psoriasis symptoms The most common type of psoriasis is called plaque psoriasis, and the most common psoriasis ...
The skin involvement may be the first presenting sign of diabetes, thus the respective skin signs should lead to diabetes focused diagnostic. Besides, the skin signs may be considered as a marker for the course of the disease or for the success of therapeutic interventions....
Previous studies of the skin have suggested a neutral-to-acidic pH gradient in the outermost layer. Here, the authors perform quantitative intravital pH imaging of the stratum corneum, the outermost epidermal layer, and demonstrate three distinct pH zones - rather than a gradient - with different...