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 | Media file 1: Oral Kaposi sarcoma in a patient with AIDS. Note the characteristic purple hemorrhagic papules coalescing into an irregular plaque. |
 | Media file 2: Multiple large intestinal polyps in a patient with Gardner syndrome. Courtesy of Christina Surawicz, MD, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. |
 | Media file 3: Pyoderma gangrenosum. Note the rolled-up, edematous, and undermined border with the surrounding halo of bright-red erythema. The base of the ulcer contains a fibrinopurulent exudate. This ulcer evolved from a "pimple" over a period of just a few weeks. |
 | Media file 4: Koilonychia. Note the double concavity (longitudinal and transverse) of the nails. |
 | Media file 5: Scleroderma affecting the hands. Note the taut appearance of the skin and the curved nails. |
 | Media file 6: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) in a patient with pancreatic cancer. Note the papillomatous appearance of the axillary skin. This patient had previously been diagnosed with typical AN related to diabetes mellitus. After a long period of stability, the AN became much more severe and involved other parts of his skin, including the eyelids and scalp, prompting the search for malignancy. |
 | Media file 7: Sister Mary Joseph nodule in a patient with gastric carcinoma. Note the shiny, reddish, telangiectatic group of papules in the umbilicus. |
 | Media file 8: Arteriovenous malformations as seen on CT scan in a patient with Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome. The patches of hyperdensity within the liver are the result of previous embolization procedures. |
 | Media file 9: Telangiectases in the gastric mucosa of a patient with Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome. The lesions can be seen most prominently at the 2-o'clock position proximally and the 3-o'clock position distally. Note the prominent red color of the lesions. Although these particular lesions appear flat, some GI telangiectasias may be slightly elevated. Reprinted with permission from Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Second edition, Gower Medical Publishing, New York, 1991. |
 | Media file 10: Postcricoid web in a patient with Plummer-Vinson syndrome. Note the 2 small openings within the web at the 2- and 6-o'clock positions, representing a significantly compromised proximal esophageal lumen. Reprinted with permission from Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Second edition, Gower Medical Publishing, New York, 1991. |
 | Media file 11: Patient with porphyria cutanea tarda. |
 | Media file 12: Patient with dermatitis herpetiformis; often these patients are afflicted with celiac sprue. |
 | Media file 13: The lacy, white reticulated lesions in this patient are consistent with lichen planus. |
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Keywords
Kaposi sarcoma, Plummer-Vinson syndrome, Patterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome, epidermolysis bullosa, EB, scleroderma, systemic sclerosis, pemphigus vulgaris, PV, acanthosis nigricans, Sister Mary Joseph nodule, Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, hemochromatosis, porphyria cutanea tarda, PCT, pancreatic fat necrosis, lichen planus, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, PJS, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, dermatitis herpetiformis, DH, blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis, Gardner syndrome, Muir-Torre syndrome, MTS, Cowden disease, multiple hamartoma syndrome, Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn disease, Crohn's disease, CD, ulcerative colitis, UC
