(Table 72-9) Disorders of hypopigmentation are often classified as either diffuse or localized. The classic example of diffuse hypopigmentation is oculocutaneous albinism (OCA). The most common forms are due to…
PART 15: Immune-Mediated, Inflammatory, and Rheumatologic Disorders SECTION 1 THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 372e Introduction to the Immune System Barton F. Haynes, Kelly A. Soderberg, Anthony…
According to the World Tourism Organization, international tourist arrivals grew dramatically from 25 million in 1950 to >1 billion in 2012. Not only are more people traveling; travelers are…
449 Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders C. Warren Olanow, Anthony H.V. Schapira, Jose A. Obeso PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second commonest neurodegenerative…
389 Relapsing Polychondritis Carol A. Langford Relapsing polychondritis is an uncommon disorder of unknown cause characterized by inflammation of cartilage predominantly affecting the ears, nose, and laryngotracheobronchial tree. Other manifestations…
FIGURE 173-2 Scarlet fever exanthem. Finely punctate erythema has become confluent (scarlatiniform); petechiae can occur and have a linear configuration within the exanthem in body folds (Pastia’s lines). (From Fitzpatrick, Johnson,…
120e Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Gauri R. Varadhachary, James L. Abbruzzese Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) is a biopsy-proven malignancy for which the anatomic site of origin remains unidentified…
PART 19: Disorders Associated with Environmental Exposures 476e Altitude Illness Buddha Basnyat, Geoffrey Tabin EPIDEMIOLOGY Mountains cover one-fifth of the earth’s surface; 38 million people live permanently at altitudes…
FIGURE 44-3 Acute epiglottitis. In this lateral soft tissue radiograph of the neck, the arrow indicates the enlarged edematous epiglottis (the “thumbprint sign”). TREATMENTEPIGLOTTITIS Security of the airway is always of…
