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Scleredema
Scleredema also known as Buschke disease scleredema of Buschke and scleredema adultorum is a rare self-limiting skin condition defined by progressive thickening and hardening of the skin usually on the […]
Acute esophageal necrosis
Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) also known as Gurvits Syndrome Black Esophagus acute necrotizing esophagitis and esophageal infarction; is a rare esophageal disorder. AEN defines itself with dark pigmentation of the […]
Elevated alkaline phosphatase
Elevated alkaline phosphatase describes the situation where the levels of alkaline phosphatase exceed the reference range. It can be associated with certain medical conditions. or syndromes (e.g. hyperphosphatasia with mental […]
Asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood
Asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood (APEC) (also known as unilateral laterothoracic exanthem) is a rare self-limited and spontaneously resolving skin rash of the exanthem type with unknown etiology that occurs […]
Keratolytic winter erythema
Keratolytic Winter erythema (KWE) also known as erythrokeratolysis hiemalis Oudtshoorn disease and Oudtshoorn skin is a rare autosomal dominant skin disease of unknown etiology which causes erythema (redness) and keratolysis […]
Sealpox
Sealpox is a cutaneous condition caused by parapoxvirus usually affecting seal handlers who have been bitten by infected harbor or grey seals. First identified in 1969 it wasn’t unequivocally proven […]
Human herpesvirus 7
Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) is one of eight known members of the Herpesviridae family also known as human herpes virus. HHV-7 is a member of Betaherpesviridae a subfamily of the […]
Melanoacanthoma
Melanoacanthoma (also known as Pigmented seborrheic keratosis) is a common benign darkly pigmented cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion with a dull or lackluster surface.It involves a proliferation of […]
Epithelial dysplasia
Epithelial dysplasia is the sum of various disturbances of epithelial proliferation and differentiation as seen microscopically.