From the ODAC experts: Board Review Pearls
Compiled by Dr. Sheila Jalalat
Highlights: key word associations for boards
Neal Bhatia, MD
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55% of the Boards is Kodachrome based
Minocycline hyperpigmentation- Type 1 is most common and involves areas of previous inflammation and scarring
Minocycline hypersensitivity reaction – hepatitis and facial edema
Minocycline causing Lupus-like drug react …
Compiled by Dr. Sheila Jalalat
Highlights: key word associations for boards
Neal Bhatia, MD
Read CME in JAAD every Month
55% of the Boards is Kodachrome based
Minocycline hyperpigmentation- Type 1 is most common and involves areas of previous inflammation and scarring
Minocycline hypersensitivity reaction – hepatitis and facial edema
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