Buccal Mucosa – Friday Pop Quiz 7/19
After starting multiple new medications in the past four months a 58 year-old man presented to clinic with a non-painful discoloration on his left buccal mucosa for the past three weeks. He also had a recent sinus infection treated with oral antibiotics. He denied tobacco use, alcohol use, and any dental work in the past three years. Biopsy showed focal hypergranulosis, necrotic keratinocytes, …
After starting multiple new medications in the past four months a 58 year-old man presented to clinic with a non-painful discoloration on his left buccal mucosa for the past three weeks. He also had a recent sinus infection treated with oral antibiotics. He denied tobacco use, alcohol use, and any dental work in the past three years. Biopsy showed focal hypergranulosis, necrotic keratinocytes, … 
A 38-year-old African American female presents for management of several pink papules growing on her elbows and groin. She also has multiple soft, skin-colored and hypopigmented blashkolinear nodules with representative pathology shown here. Her daughter and granddaughter have similar skin findings as well as ectrodactyly. Which of the following is true regarding the disorder?
A. The diseas … 
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The patient demonstrated with these cutaneous findings would most likely also have which of the following?
A. LDL receptor deficiency
B. Decreased chylomicrons
C. Elevated triglycerides
D. Decreased LDL
E. Decreased triglycerides
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Scrofuloderma is most commonly associated with an underlying infection of what organ system?
A. Lymph nodes
B. Spine
C. Lungs
D. Gastrointestinal tract
E. No underlying systemic disease
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