It’s Mnemonic Monday! Subepidermal and pauci-inflammatory disorders
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the list of subepidermal and pauci-inflammatory disorders in dermatopathology:
Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)
Epidermolysis bullousa acquisita (EBA)
Toxic epidermal necrolysis/Stevens-Johnson syndrome (TEN/SJS)
Bullous pemphigoid
Cicatricial pemphigoid
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Bullous lupus erythematosus (think “SLE”)
Linear IgA bu …
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the list of subepidermal and pauci-inflammatory disorders in dermatopathology:
Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)
Epidermolysis bullousa acquisita (EBA)
Toxic epidermal necrolysis/Stevens-Johnson syndrome (TEN/SJS)
Bullous pemphigoid
Cicatricial pemphigoid
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Bullous lupus erythematosus (think “SLE”)
Linear IgA bu … Continue reading "It’s Mnemonic Monday! Subepidermal and pauci-inflammatory disorders"
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the mutation and clinical manifestations of REED syndrome, also known as familial leiomyomatosis.
Mnemonic:
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Read (aka REED) syndrome
Leiomyomatosis (uterine and cutaneous)
RCC (type II papillary renal cell carcinoma)
Fumarate hydratase (autosomal dominant mutation)
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On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember genes associated with Oculocutaneous Albinism. The genes associated with each type are listed.
Mnemonic:
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Tyrosinase (Type 1A OCA)
Tyrosinase (Type 1B OCA)
OCA2 (previously P-gene) (Type 2 OCA)
TRP-1 (Type 3 OCA)
SLC45A2 (also called MATP) (Type 4 OCA)
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On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember diseases that are associated with IgA monoclonal gammopathies. Remember that IgA related diseases are typically neutrophil predominant.
Mnemonic:
SWEET PEPSI
Sweet's Syndrome
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Erythema Elevatum Diutinum (EED)
POEMS
Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis
IgA pemphigus
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Time is at the premium for dermatology trainees, especially those with families.
“Time is the most valuable commodity I have and through my near-decade of training it becomes more important each day,” said dermatology resident Luke Maxfield, DO, a husband and father of two.
Sang Kim, MD, a dermatology resident, husband, and father of two, said, “We are constantly in a cycle of waking u …