It’s Mnemonic Monday! LEOPARD Syndrome
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On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the cutaneous and systemic manifestations of Noonan Syndrome with multiple lentigines (formerly LEOPARD syndrome) with the following mnemonic:
LEOPARD Syndrome
Lentigines
EKG abnormalities
Ocular hypertelorism
Pulmonary stenosis
Abnormal genitals
Retarded growth
Deafness
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Study M …
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the cutaneous and systemic manifestations of Noonan Syndrome with multiple lentigines (formerly LEOPARD syndrome) with the following mnemonic:
LEOPARD Syndrome
Lentigines
EKG abnormalities
Ocular hypertelorism
Pulmonary stenosis
Abnormal genitals
Retarded growth
Deafness
Click HERE to print your mnemonic card.
Study M …
The pathology of this lesion demonstrates reticulate strands of the epidermis with clefting between the strands and the stroma. What is the diagnosis?
A. Eccrine syringofibroadenoma
B. Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus
C. Squamous cell carcinoma
D. Reticulate seborrheic keratosis
E. Tumor of the follicular infundibulim
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On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the cutaneous and systemic manifestations of NAME syndrome, a subtype of the Carney Complex, with the following mnemonic:
NAME syndrome
Nevi
Atrial myxomas
Myxoid tumors
Ephelides
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A 60-year-old patient develops a green-black to green-blue discoloration of one of her toenails. You suspect she may have green nail syndrome. Which of the following is not a predisposing factor to the development of green nail syndrome?
A. Excessive use of detergents
B. Excessive use of soaps
C. Nail trauma
D. Melanocytic nevus
E. Frequent and prolonged exposure to water
To fi …
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember dermatophytosis of the hair (Endothrix) where spores are found on the outside of the hair shaft and do NOT fluoresce with Wood's light with the following mnemonic:
Endothrix: “TV’s in the House”
T. tonsurans
T. violaceum
T. schoenleinii
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