It’s Mnemonic Monday! Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa (EPS)
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember diseases or medication exposures associated with Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa (EPS) with the following mnemonic:
MAD PORES
Marfan
Acrogeria
Down’s
Penicillamine
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Rothmund-Thomson
Ehlers-Danlos
Scleroderma
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On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember diseases or medication exposures associated with Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa (EPS) with the following mnemonic:
MAD PORES
Marfan
Acrogeria
Down’s
Penicillamine
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Rothmund-Thomson
Ehlers-Danlos
Scleroderma
Click HERE to print your mnemonic card.
Study More!
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On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember major causes of drug-induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) with the following mnemonic:
SANA
Sulfonamides
Anticonvulsants
NSAIDs
Allopurinol
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Need a refresher on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome? Check out the following pages of your 2019 Derm In-Review Study Guide:
Stevens-Johnso … 
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember cutaneous and systemic manifestations of tuberous sclerosis (also known as Bourneville syndrome or epiloia) with the following mnemonic:
FASTT KARRRMA
Forehead plaque
Angiofibromas
Shagreen patches
Tubers, cortical Tonic-clonic seizures
Koenan tumor
Ash leaf macules
Renal angiomyolipomas
Retinal hamartomas
Rhabdomyomas
Mental ret … 
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember medications or activities associated with pseudoporphyria with the following mnemonic:
Let’s Really Party Hard T(w)oNight
Lasix (furosemide)
Retinoids
Pyridoxine
Hemodialysis
Thiazides
Tanning beds
NSAIDs
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Need a refresher on Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) and pseudoporphyria? Che … 
Which of the following is TRUE regarding this condition?
A. 50% of patients will eventually develop systemic involvement
B. C3 deficiency increases susceptibility to this condition
C. Biopsy typically shows a thinned basement membrane
D. Squamous cell carcinoma is a potential sequela
E. UV exposure is helpful in treatment
To find out the correct answer and read the explanation, … 