OPHTHALMOLOGY

Sebaceous Adenoma

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Sebaceous Adenoma Key Points Sebaceous adenoma is very rare tumor often associated with Muir Torre syndrome (MTS), a rare cancer predisposition disorder The cutaneous tumors associated with MTS include primarily…

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Sarcoidosis

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Sarcoidosis Key Points Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology characterized by noncaseating granulomas in the involved organs The most common manifestation is pulmonary involvement, but extrapulmonary manifestations…

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Rosacea

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Rosacea Key Points Rosacea is a chronic skin disorder of diverse cutaneous manifestations associated with inflammation of the face It is characterized by episodes of flushing of the central face,…

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Pyogenic Granuloma

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Pyogenic Granuloma Key Points Pyogenic granuloma is a reactive benign vascular proliferation that can be seen on the skin or mucous membranes It can involve the conjunctiva and the eyelids…

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Rhabdomyoma

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Rhabdomyoma Key Points Rhabdomyoma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor of soft tissue originating from skeletal muscle cells It is usually subdivided into two major subtypes, cardiac and extracardiac, based…

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Punctal Stenosis and Agenesis

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Punctal Stenosis and Agenesis Key Points Punctal stenosis is a condition in which the proximal external openings of the nasolacrimal drainage system on the medial eyelid margins are narrower than…

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Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia

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Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia Key Points Secondary pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH) is a benign proliferative pseudoneoplastic response to trauma, wounds, burns, radiation therapy, cryotherapy, pharmaceutical agents, and cutaneous malignancies Primary PEH has no…

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Poliosis

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Poliosis Key Points Poliosis is a localized patch of hypopigmented hair caused by a reduction or absence of melanin in the affected hairs The pathogenesis is unknown, but this condition…

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Pleomorphic Adenoma (Mixed Tumor)

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Pleomorphic Adenoma (Mixed Tumor) Key Points Pleomorphic adenomas arise most often in the lacrimal or salivary glands, and less commonly from ectopic periorbital lacrimal gland tissue, sweat glands of Moll,…

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Pilomatrixoma

Nov 8, 2022 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Pilomatrixoma

Pilomatrixoma Key Points Pilomatrixoma is a benign tumor of the hair follicle It occurs in any hair-bearing areas of the body, most often in the skin of the head and…

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