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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
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*Slow growing | *Slow growing | ||
*Usually head and neck | *Usually head and neck | ||
*Only where hair follicles exist | *Only where hair follicles exist | ||
*Pearly nodule with telangiectatic vessels, rolled border and central ulceration | *Pearly nodule with telangiectatic vessels, rolled border and central ulceration | ||
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==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:54, 8 September 2020
Contents
Background
- Most common skin malignancy
- Rarely a metastatic process
Risk Factors
- UV radiation
- Chronic arsenic exposure
- Ionizing radiation
- Immunosuppression
Clinical Features
- Slow growing
- Usually head and neck
- Only where hair follicles exist
- Pearly nodule with telangiectatic vessels, rolled border and central ulceration
Differential Diagnosis
Rash
- Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
- Allergic reaction
- Aphthous stomatitis
- Atopic dermatitis
- Chickenpox
- Chikungunya
- Coxsackie
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Erysipelas
- Exfoliative erythroderma
- Impetigo
- Measles
- Miliaria (Heat Rash)
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Pellagra
- Poison Oak, Ivy, Sumac
- Psoriasis
- Pityriasis rosea
- Scabies
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Serum Sickness
- Smallpox
- Shingles
- Tinea capitus
- Tinea corporis
- Vitiligo
Evaluation
- Clinical examination by trained clinician (dermatology referral)
- Skin biopsy
Management
- Not typically managed within ED
Disposition
- Discharge with derm follow up