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Molluscum contagiosum (MC),”MC is a skin infection caused by a poxvirus. It is characterized by small, pruritic, skin-colored papules with umbilicated centers. Children are most commonly affected, but adolescents and adults also can develop MC.Transmission occurs through skin-to-skin contact or via contaminated fomites, with subsequent autoinoculation to additional sites. MC is self-limited (resolution within 6-12 months), but treatment with curettage, cryotherapy, or topical agents (eg, podophyllotoxin) may be considered to prevent further spread, reduce symptoms, or improve cosmesis. HIV testing should be considered for patients with MC, especially if they have large (> 10 mm), numerous
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Read moreParkinsonism treatment?,”The most effective symptomatic therapy for parkinsonism is levodopa/carbidopa. The most common early side effects are hallucinations, dizziness, headache, and agitation. After several years of therapy
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Read moreNormal pressure hydrocephalus?,”Normal pressure hydrocephalus is characterized by dementia
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Read moreHuntington’s disease?,”Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant condition. Patients typically present at about 40 years of age with chorea
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Read moreVitamin D toxicity?,”The clinical manifestations of Vitamin D toxicity are mainly due to hypercalcemia and include constipation, abdominal pain, polyuria
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Read moreIchthyosis vulgaris?,”Dry and rough skin with horny plates over the extensor surfaces of the limbs is a hallmark of ichthyosis. This condition can be hereditary or acquired. The condition worsens in the winter because of increased dryness
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Read moreMalignant biliary obstruction?,”Clinical presentations that may suggest malignant biliary obstruction are painless jaundice, pruritus, weight loss, with PE being normal or showing RUQ tenderness, mass, hepatomegaly. Labs show increased direct bilirubin, increased alkaline phosphatase, and normal to increased AST & ALT. Common causes are pancreatic or biliary cancer, gallstones
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