Green Nail Syndrome – Friday Pop Quiz 12/4
A 60-year-old patient develops a green-black to green-blue discoloration of one of her toenails. You suspect she may have green nail syndrome. Which of the following is not a predisposing factor to the development of green nail syndrome?
A. Excessive use of detergents
B. Excessive use of soaps
C. Nail trauma
D. Melanocytic nevus
E. Frequent and prolonged exposure to water
To fi …
A 60-year-old patient develops a green-black to green-blue discoloration of one of her toenails. You suspect she may have green nail syndrome. Which of the following is not a predisposing factor to the development of green nail syndrome?
A. Excessive use of detergents
B. Excessive use of soaps
C. Nail trauma
D. Melanocytic nevus
E. Frequent and prolonged exposure to water
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The best diagnosis of this type of cicatricial alopecia shown in the image is:
A. Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus
B. Lichen planopilaris
C. Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
D. Pseudopelade of Brocq
E. Alopecia mucinosa
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This syndrome presents with multiple keratoacanthomas appearing suddenly during childhood or adolescence and inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern:
A. Ferguson-Smith
B. Grzybowski
C. Gorlin
D. KA centrifugum
E. Buschke-Lowenstein
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What is the most likely diagnosis in this patient with a monoclonal gammopathy?
A. Sarcoidosis
B. Leprosy
C. Phymatous rosacea
D. Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma
E. Cutaneous tuberculosis
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