Prevalence Study of Dermatologic Manifestations among Diabetic Patients

Dermatologic Manifestations

Giardia lamblia is the most common intestinal parasite in the United States and is worldwide in distribution. l Approximately 4 percent of stool specimens submitted to public health laboratories in this country contain Giardia cysts.2 The usual symptoms of acute giardiasis include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, and weight loss. Many, if not most, individuals with Giardia infection are asym...

Prevalence of Depression among Diabetic Patients

Dental manifestations of dermatologic conditions.

BACKGROUND Cutaneous disorders can be associated with a wide variety of dental manifestations that should be familiar to dermatologists. OBJECTIVE We sought to describe the development of the teeth, explain current dental terms, and review the dental manifestations of some dermatologic conditions. METHODS A MEDLINE search (1966-May 2007) was performed to find relevant articles pertaining to...

Dermatologic Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease which can involve tissues and organs other than the synovial joints. RA patients with skin manifestations usually have severe disease. Rheumatoid nodule is the most common skin manifestation seen in RA. Other skin conditions commonly described in RA are rheumatoid vasculitis, raynaud’s phenomenon and neutrophilic dermatoses. D...

Dermatologic manifestations of infective endocarditis*

Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, infective endocarditis still shows considerable morbidity and mortality rates. The dermatological examination in patients with suspected infective endocarditis may prove very useful, as it might reveal suggestive abnormalities of this disease, such as Osler's nodes and Janeway lesions. Osler's nodes are painful, purple nodular lesions, usually found ...