Medical Inspection – Health Blog

Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica is an example of a paraneoplastic syndrome which reflects an underlying malignancy. The clinical manifestations include palmoplantar keratoderma, violaceous psoriasiform papulosquamous lesions, hyperpigmentation, and nail dystrophy. Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica has a characteristic symmetric bilateral acral distribution, primarily affecting white males of French extraction over 40 years of age. The most common associated neoplasms are [...]

A 63-year-old Korean woman visited our der- matologic clinic with an 11 month history of hyperkeratotic lesions on the palms and soles. The routine laboratory tests, including a complete blood count, liver function tests, and urine analysis revealed values all within the normal range or negative findings. The physical examination revealed yellowish punctuate hyperkeratotic lesions [...]

INTRODUCTION Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica (Bazex syndrome) is a rare disorder characterized by the presence of hyperkeratotic lesions involving the nose, ears, palms, and soles that appears in association with various malignancies. It was first reported by Gougerot and Grupper in 1922. Cutaneous lesions manifest as violaceous to erythematous psoriasiform lesions favoring the acral areas and including [...]

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a com­mon cancer whose significant risk factors are smoking, alcohol, betel quid use, sun exposure and immunosuppression. Recently many researchers have suggested that HPV infection is a causative factor of OSCC. While it is well known that HPV infec­tion is a significant risk factor for cervical cancer, its relationship [...]

CASE REPORT A 77-year old Korean man presented with a fungating mass on the right aspect of his lower lip, which had been growing for 5 months. He was a non-smoker, with no history of alcohol consumption, betel quid use or excessive sun exposure. His past medical history was significant for prostate cancer and transurethral [...]

With the ongoing shortage of pharmacists, implementa­tion of specialized roles for pharmacy technicians represents another way of freeing up pharmacists to perform the clinical duties for which they are trained. In addition to handling routine dispensary duties such as order entry and inventory management, 6 functions have been designated for the specialized technician at Ridge [...]

An evaluation of the SPOT is necessary to ensure patient safety and also to ensure that the duties performed by the technician are consistent with the standards that would be expected if the same duties were performed by a pharmacist. A formal evaluation process was still in development at the time this article was prepared, [...]