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Emollients restore barrier function and reduce flare frequency in atopic dermatitis remission.
Ref: Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine
Painless fractures, bow legs, thickened flat bones and normal calcium indicate Paget disease.
Ref: Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine
Severe hyperbilirubinaemia with convulsions, lost reflexes and sun-setting eyes indicates bilirubin encephalopathy.
Ref: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
Barking cough, hoarseness and inspiratory stridor after a cold indicate viral laryngotracheitis croup.
Ref: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
Unilateral purulent nasal discharge with cheek tenderness and middle-meatal pus indicates maxillary sinusitis.
Ref: Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine
Butterfly rash, oral ulcers, arthritis, anaemia and proteinuria fulfil systemic lupus criteria.
Ref: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
Streptococcal angina followed by fever and acute large-joint polyarthritis indicates rheumatic polyarthritis.
Ref: Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine
Rapid painful axillary bubo with erythema, fever and gait disturbance indicates bubonic plague.
Ref: Jawetz Medical Microbiology
Atopy, shellfish allergy and new allergic rhinitis reflect IgE-mediated immediate hypersensitivity.
Ref: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
Fluconazole, itraconazole and ketoconazole are all systemic antifungal agents used for prophylaxis.
Ref: Katzung Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Calf myalgia, jaundice, haemorrhagic rash and haematuria after fishing indicate leptospirosis.
Ref: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
Rheumatoid arthritis with nocturnal pain in first three fingers indicates median nerve compression.
Ref: Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine
