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CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 53-year-old man presented with pedal edema and facial puffiness of 6 months’ duration. Nephroticrange proteinuria was diagnosed 3 months earlier and empirically treated with prednisolone, 50 mg/d, without a response. Physical examination was notable for blood pressure of 140/86 mm Hg while on treatment with losartan, 25 mg/d, and pitting pedal edema (21) up to the knees....

Dermatoscopy: A multicolored lesion on the forehead—Quiz Answer

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent type of skin cancer in humans. Non-pigmented BCCs are much more prevalent than pigmented BCCs. Sometimes it could be difficult to distinguish a pigmented BCC from a melanoma [1]. Menzies et al. suggested a dermatoscopic method with a sensitivity of 93% and a specificity of 89% for diagnosing pigmented BCCs (See Table) [2,3]. The correct answer to ...

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Answer to the question from page 105

The element of the urinary tract that remains to be examined is the urethra. At fi rst, it was assessed with the use of a convex transducer via the transperineal access (fi g. 1). The registered image indicates a pathology in the region of the urethra, but it is insuffi cient to establish a defi nite diagnosis. Therefore, a linear high-frequency probe was placed at the same site (fi g. 2) which...

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