by Claudia Paoletto | Aug 21, 2019 | Subcutaneous Emphysema
When I was doing Internal Medicine as a resident and as Chief Resident of Internal Medicine I spent a lot of time in the intensive care units. I was fascinated by the degree of Subcutaneous Emphysema observed in patients on ventilators. The picture above is...
by Claudia Paoletto | Aug 20, 2019 | Schambergs Disease
Jay Frank Schamberg first described the disease in a 15-year-old boy in 1901. It is a chronic condition that can afflict anyone at any age, but may be seen more in men than women, in one study the ratio was 3.8:1. Patient’s develop typical lesions, most...
by Claudia Paoletto | Aug 16, 2019 | Psoriasis
Generalized Pustular Psoriasis is also referred to as von Zumbusch psoriasis. Traditionally the onset is sudden with formation of “lakes of pus” along the nails, palms and at the edges of psoriatic plaques. Erythema (redness) occurs in the flexures...
by Claudia Paoletto | Aug 14, 2019 | Psoriasis
Erythroderma is a rare and aggressive inflammatory condition that results in generalized redness and exfoliation of the skin. There are other conditions that can cause erythroderma, but psoriasis is one of the most frequent forms, causing a third of reported cases. ...
by Claudia Paoletto | Aug 13, 2019 | Psoriasis
The name comes from the Latin word “Gutta” which means “drop.” Guttate psoriasis occurs as an abrupt eruption usually associated with acute infections, such as a streptococcal pharyngitis–mostly in patients under the age of 30. The...
