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It’s Mnemonic Monday! Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa (EPS)
MAD PORES
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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! Need a refresher on Perforating D …

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It’s Mnemonic Monday! Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
SANA
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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 Click HERE to print your mnemonic card.   Study More! Need a refresher on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome? Check out the following pages of your 2019 Derm In-Review Study Guide: Stevens-Johnso …

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It’s Mnemonic Monday! Tuberous Sclerosis
Tuberous Sclerosis
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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 …

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