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Localized skin lesion

MedGen UID:
208858
•Concept ID:
C0850826
•
Finding
Synonyms: Localised skin lesion; Localized Skin Lesion
 
HPO: HP:0011355

Definition

A lesion of the skin that is located in a specific region rather than being generalized. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLocalized skin lesion

Conditions with this feature

Terminal osseous dysplasia-pigmentary defects syndrome
MedGen UID:
335344
•Concept ID:
C1846129
•
Disease or Syndrome
Terminal osseous dysplasia is an X-linked dominant male-lethal disease characterized by skeletal dysplasia of the limbs, pigmentary defects of the skin, and recurrent digital fibroma during infancy (Sun et al., 2010).
See: Condition Record
Terminal osseous dysplasia-pigmentary defects syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Knowledge and practices of health practitioners on treatment of Buruli ulcer in the Mbonge, Ekondo Titi and Muyuka Health Districts, South West Region, Cameroon.
Nsai FS, Cumber SN, Nkfusai NC, Viyoff VZ, Afutendem NB, Cumber RY, Tsoka-Gwegweni JM, Akoachere JTK
Pan Afr Med J 2018;31:228. Epub 2018 Dec 10 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.228.17420. PMID: 31452829Free PMC Article
Recognition and management of Lyme disease.
Verdon ME, Sigal LH
Am Fam Physician 1997 Aug;56(2):427-36, 439-40. PMID: 9262524

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Primary localized cutaneous lichen myxedematosus with light chain-restricted plasma cells: A distinct variant of the localized form of lichen myxedematosus.
Liu SS, Park L, Karim R, Serralta V, Ciocca G, Susa JS, Hanly A, Karai LJ
J Cutan Pathol 2024 Aug;51(8):589-593. Epub 2024 May 3 doi: 10.1111/cup.14624. PMID: 38699948
Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis Due to Burkholderia pseudomallei: A 10-Year Retrospective Melioidosis Study From South China.
Wu H, Wang X, Zhou X, Chen S, Mai W, Huang H, You Z, Zhang S, Zhang X, Lu B
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021;11:654745. Epub 2021 May 28 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.654745. PMID: 34123870Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Primary localized cutaneous lichen myxedematosus with light chain-restricted plasma cells: A distinct variant of the localized form of lichen myxedematosus.
Liu SS, Park L, Karim R, Serralta V, Ciocca G, Susa JS, Hanly A, Karai LJ
J Cutan Pathol 2024 Aug;51(8):589-593. Epub 2024 May 3 doi: 10.1111/cup.14624. PMID: 38699948
An Update on the Pathogenesis of Skin Damage in Lupus.
Li Q, Wu H, Zhou S, Zhao M, Lu Q
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020 May 12;22(5):16. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00893-9. PMID: 32399815
Diagnosis of leishmaniasis.
Elmahallawy EK, Sampedro Martinez A, Rodriguez-Granger J, Hoyos-Mallecot Y, Agil A, Navarro Mari JM, Gutierrez Fernandez J
J Infect Dev Ctries 2014 Aug 13;8(8):961-72. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4310. PMID: 25116660
Fish, flesh and a good red herring: a case of ascending upper limb infection in a renal transplant patient.
Lovric S, Becker JU, Kayser D, Wagner A, Haubitz M, Kielstein JT
Clin Nephrol 2009 Nov;72(5):402-4. PMID: 19863885
Recognition and management of Lyme disease.
Verdon ME, Sigal LH
Am Fam Physician 1997 Aug;56(2):427-36, 439-40. PMID: 9262524

Therapy

Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis Due to Burkholderia pseudomallei: A 10-Year Retrospective Melioidosis Study From South China.
Wu H, Wang X, Zhou X, Chen S, Mai W, Huang H, You Z, Zhang S, Zhang X, Lu B
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021;11:654745. Epub 2021 May 28 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.654745. PMID: 34123870Free PMC Article
An Update on the Pathogenesis of Skin Damage in Lupus.
Li Q, Wu H, Zhou S, Zhao M, Lu Q
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020 May 12;22(5):16. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00893-9. PMID: 32399815
Recognition and management of Lyme disease.
Verdon ME, Sigal LH
Am Fam Physician 1997 Aug;56(2):427-36, 439-40. PMID: 9262524

Prognosis

An Update on the Pathogenesis of Skin Damage in Lupus.
Li Q, Wu H, Zhou S, Zhao M, Lu Q
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020 May 12;22(5):16. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00893-9. PMID: 32399815
Recognition and management of Lyme disease.
Verdon ME, Sigal LH
Am Fam Physician 1997 Aug;56(2):427-36, 439-40. PMID: 9262524

Clinical prediction guides

An Update on the Pathogenesis of Skin Damage in Lupus.
Li Q, Wu H, Zhou S, Zhao M, Lu Q
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020 May 12;22(5):16. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00893-9. PMID: 32399815

Recent systematic reviews

An Update on the Pathogenesis of Skin Damage in Lupus.
Li Q, Wu H, Zhou S, Zhao M, Lu Q
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020 May 12;22(5):16. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00893-9. PMID: 32399815

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