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Phys Clinical Casesgeneral-medicine

Phys Clinical Cases · general-medicine

Skin Examination for Systemic Disease — DCE Clinical Case

DCE short-case clinical station: a systematic skin examination of a 28-year-old woman with photosensitive facial rash and oral ulcers, presenting with the malar rash of SLE sparing the nasolabial folds — the six-step examination routine from general inspection through hands, face, trunk, legs and specific patterns, the morphology-based interpretation, the differential of the facial rash, the investigation plan, and the examiner discussion questions.

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DCE short-case clinical station: a systematic skin examination of a 28-year-old woman with photosensitive facial rash and oral ulcers, presenting with the malar rash of SLE sparing the nasolabial folds — the six-step examination routine from general inspection through hands, face, trunk, legs and specific patterns, the morphology-based interpretation, the differential of the facial rash, the investigation plan, and the examiner discussion questions.

Skin Examination for Systemic Disease — Clinical Case

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