Basal cell carcinoma: Difference between revisions
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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Revision as of 02:29, 22 October 2018
Background
- Most common skin malignancy
- Rarely a metastatic process
- Risk factors include UV radiation, chronic arsenic exposure, ionizing radiation, immunosuppression
Clinical Features
- Slow growing
- Usually head and neck
- Only where hair follicles exist
- Pearly nodule with telangiectatic vessels, rolled border and central ulceration
Differential Diagnosis
Other Rash
- Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
- Allergic reaction
- Aphthous stomatitis
- Atopic dermatitis
- Coxsackie
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Exfoliative erythroderma
- Impetigo
- Pellagra
- Pityriasis rosea
- Serum Sickness
- Tinea capitus
- Tinea corporis
- Vitiligo
Evaluation
- Clinical examination by trained clinician (dermatologist, etc) often sufficient for diagnosis
- Skin biopsy