Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? Hemochromatosis is a condition in which the absorption of iron from the intestinal mucosa is in excess of the loss of iron or of an individual’s need. It is a progressive disease, usually affecting adults, which leads to retention and damage in parenchymal tissues including the liver, heart, pancreas…
Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history Characteristic findings on physical examination Fox-Fordyce disease (FFD) commonly presents with follicular papules around the breast, perineal region, axillae, external genitalia, and/or periareolar region. The papules are discrete, multiple, smooth, dome- or pinhead-shaped, shiny, and firm. Papules can be flesh…
