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  2. Cherry angioma - Wikipedia

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    Cherry angioma, also called cherry hemangioma [1] or Campbell de Morgan Spot, [2] is a small bright red dome-shaped bump on the skin. [3] It ranges between 0.5 – 6 mm in diameter and usually several are present, typically on the chest and arms, and increasing in number with age. [3] [4] If scratched, they may bleed. [5]

  3. Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Heart and lung transplant recipients are at the highest risk of developing cSCC due to more intensive immunosuppressive medications used. [45] Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma in individuals on immunotherapy or who have lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. leukemia) tend to be much more aggressive, regardless of their location. [46]

  4. Sarcoidosis - Wikipedia

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    The skin is the second-most commonly affected organ after the lungs. [33] The most common lesions are erythema nodosum, plaques, maculopapular eruptions, subcutaneous nodules, and lupus pernio. [33] Treatment is not required, since the lesions usually resolve spontaneously in 2–4 weeks.

  5. Lung nodule - Wikipedia

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    Lung nodules can also occur in immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis or granulomatosis with polyangiitis, or organizing pneumonia. A solitary lung nodule can be found to be an arteriovenous malformation, a hematoma or an infarction zone. It may also be caused by bronchial atresia, sequestration, an inhaled foreign body or pleural plaque.

  6. Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 - Wikipedia

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    Treatment Thyroid-stimulating hormone [ 4 ] Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 , a form of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome also known as APS-II, or PAS II, is the most common form of the polyglandular failure syndromes. [ 2 ]

  7. Tuberculosis radiology - Wikipedia

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    Persons with these findings, if they have a positive tuberculin skin test reaction, should be considered high-priority candidates for treatment of latent infection regardless of age. Conversely, calcified nodular lesions (calcified granuloma) pose a very low risk for future progression to active tuberculosis. [citation needed]

  8. McCune–Albright syndrome - Wikipedia

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    McCune-Albright syndrome; Skin hyperpigmentation. A) A typical lesion on the face, chest, and arm of a 5-year-old girl with McCune-Albright syndrome which demonstrates jagged "coast of Maine" borders, and the tendency for the lesions to both respect the midline and follow the developmental lines of Blaschko.

  9. Lung biopsy - Wikipedia

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    A lung biopsy is an interventional procedure performed to diagnose lung pathology by obtaining a small piece of lung which is examined under a microscope. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Beyond microscopic examination for cellular morphology and architecture, special stains and cultures can be performed on the tissue obtained.