PG Preparation

This Section is edited and maintained by drksm.com

Commonest Site of Lesions


Erysipelas	Face and scrotum
Cellulitis	Scrotum and scalp
Sebaceous cyst	Scalp, Face, Scrotum
Keloid	Sternum, face and Neck
Lymphangioma and hemangioma	Tongue, lip
Carbuncle	Back, nape of neck and shoulders
Nodular Leprosy	Face, arm
Implantation dermoid	Hand and finger
Dermoid cyst	External angle of eye
Subcutaneous lipoma	Shoulder, back and buttock
Perforating ulcer	Under the base of first metatarsal
Lupus vulgaris	Face and arm
Instrumental perforation of oesophagus	Cricopharyngeal area
Dercum’s disease	Trunk
Soft fibroma	Face
Gangrene by ergot	Fingers. Nose and ear
Phlebolith	Pelvic veins
Molluscum Fibrosum	Neck, trunk and Face
Sclerosing angioma (Dermatofibroma or Sub Epidermal nodular fibrosis)	Limbs
Kaposi’s Sarcoma	Limbs
Granuloma Pyogenicum	Face, fingers, toes
Corn	Toes, feet
Callocity	Hand (Gardener’s Hand)
Malignant Melanoma	Males – trunk Females- leg
Hutchinson’s Melanotic freckle	Sun exposed areas
Sub–ungual exostosis	Great toe
Hyperpigmentation in Addison’s disease	Exposed areas and creases of palms
Pregnancy tumour	Gums and tongue
Pseudo tumour in hyperparathyroidism	Jaws
Erythema Multiforme	Extensor surfaces
Psoriasis	Knee, elbow, scalp
Inverse psoriasis	Body folds (severe itching present)
Miliaria	Covered areas
Chronic discoid lupus	Face (Tacklike scales)
Tinea versicolor	Trunk
Keratoderma blenorrhagicum	Sole of the foot