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Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease

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As the largest organ in the body, the skin may reveal the first manifestations of internal disease. The astute clinician can often use dermatologic findings to diagnose an underlying systemic disease. This chapter outlines some of the most important skin manifestations of internal disease. Common yet clinically important systemic diseases will be reviewed, and their most notable skin findings will be delineated.

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  1. Dermatology Institute of Southern California, 2221 Lincoln Blvd., Suite 100, Santa Monica, CA, 90405, USA

    Daniel Behroozan M.D.

  2. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Daniel Behroozan M.D. & Hana Jeon M.D.

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  3. , Dermatology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, 10461, New York, USA

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Behroozan, D., Jeon, H. (2013). Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease. In: Buka, B., Uliasz, A., Krishnamurthy, K. (eds) Buka's Emergencies in Dermatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5031-3_10

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