In a lab meeting of Dr. Eduardo Marban of Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California Dr. Michael Jones presented results obtained in two … [Read more...]
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Pathophysiology of pemphigus vulgaris 1) pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune bullous skin disease resulting from formation of a pemphigus antibody … [Read more...]
Pseudomonas gangrenosum
Pseudomonal ecthyma gangrenosum is an uncommon skin lesion caused by infection of a Pseudomonas species. It is typically found in the gluteal or … [Read more...]
Von Recklinghausen Disease (neurofibromatosis type 1)
Von Recklinghausen disease is also called neurofibromatosis type 1 and is marked by: Pathophysiology syndrome secondary to genetic defect marked by … [Read more...]
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Pathophysiology 1) inherited disorder marked by numerous GI polyps (usually in small bowel but occasionally from stomach to rectum) and … [Read more...]
DiGeorge’s Syndrome (Catch-22 Disease)
Pathophysiology 1) cellular immune deficiency in setting of absent or hypoplastic thymus and parathyroids and truncal heart defects (tetralogy of … [Read more...]
Ataxia-telangiectasia (Louis-Bar Syndrome)
Pathophysiology 1) genetic disorder, usually presenting at age 0-10 years 2) cerebellar malfunctioning 3) strong association with cancer 4) … [Read more...]
Mycosis Fungoides
Pathophysiology 1) low-grade cutaneous T cell lymphoma 2) metastases occur in late stages of disease to lymph nodes and visceral organs 3) … [Read more...]