Misnomers in Dermatology: An Update |
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| Authors: | Somaiah A Savitha Sarvajnamurthy A Sacchidanand Shilpa K Gowda |
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| Affiliation: | From the Department of Dermatology, STD, Leprosy, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India |
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| Abstract: | The name of a condition in dermatology, gives a clue regarding the clinical feature, etiology, or histopathology of the disease. A disease might have been termed wrongly due to its resemblance to another known condition. Misnomers often mislead a physician regarding the etiology or histopathology of the condition. Here is a list of misnomers, with explanation, and the appropriate name in parentheses. |
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| Keywords: | Dermatology misnomers synonyms |
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