Leg Ulceration – Friday Pop Quiz 10/30
This 48 year old woman tells you these lesions began as "acne bumps" on her legs. A biopsy reveals ulceration and a mixed inflammatory infiltrate, including neutrophils. A tissue culture for infectious organisms is negative. What is the most likely underlying systemic condition in this patient?
A. Celiac disease
B. Ovarian cancer
C. Chronic pancreatitis
D. IgA monoclonal gammopathy …
This 48 year old woman tells you these lesions began as "acne bumps" on her legs. A biopsy reveals ulceration and a mixed inflammatory infiltrate, including neutrophils. A tissue culture for infectious organisms is negative. What is the most likely underlying systemic condition in this patient?
A. Celiac disease
B. Ovarian cancer
C. Chronic pancreatitis
D. IgA monoclonal gammopathy …
The infant shown in this image is at risk for which of the following complications?
A. Cleft palate
B. Diaphragmatic hernia
C. Hypospadias
D. Imperforate anus
E. Coarctation of the aorta
To find out the correct answer and read the explanation, click here.
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MAD PORES
Marfan
Acrogeria
Down’s
Penicillamine
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Rothmund-Thomson
Ehlers-Danlos
Scleroderma
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SANA
Sulfonamides
Anticonvulsants
NSAIDs
Allopurinol
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Study More!
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Stevens-Johnso …
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FASTT KARRRMA
Forehead plaque
Angiofibromas
Shagreen patches
Tubers, cortical Tonic-clonic seizures
Koenan tumor
Ash leaf macules
Renal angiomyolipomas
Retinal hamartomas
Rhabdomyomas
Mental ret …