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Abbreviations found in Derm Facts
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Ab | antibody, antibodies |
ACE | angiotensin converting enzyme |
AD | autosomal dominant |
AFX | atypical fibroxanthoma |
AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
AK | actinic keratosis |
AKA | also known as |
ALHE | angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia |
AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
ANCA | anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies |
| APECED s. | APECED syndrome: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy type I, Autoimmune PolyEndocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy) |
aq. | aqueous |
AR | autosomal recessive |
ASA | acetylsalicylic acid |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
AV | arterio-venous |
AVM | arterio-venous malformation |
BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
BP | bullous pemphigoid |
| BRBN s. | blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome |
cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
cGMP | cyclic guanine monophosphate |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CIE | congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma |
CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
CMC | chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis |
CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
CMV | cytomegalovirus |
CNCH | chondrodermatitis nodularis chronicus helices |
CNS | central nervous system |
CP | cicatricial pemphigoid |
CTCL | cutaneous T cell lymphoma |
CV | cardiovascular |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
d. | disease |
DEB | dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa |
DFSP | dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans |
DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
DLE | discoid lupus erythematosus |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
DSAP | disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis |
EAC | erythema annulare centrifugum |
EB | epidermolysis bullosa |
EBA | epidermolysis bullosa acquisita |
EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
EED | erythema elevatum diutinum |
EHK | epidermolytic hyperkeratosis |
esp. | especially |
FTT | failure to thrive |
GI | gastrointestinal |
GU | genitourinary |
GVH | graft versus host |
H/A | headache |
HAV | hepatitis A virus |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
HCV | hepatitis C virus |
HDL | high density lipoprotein |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HPV | human papilloma virus |
HSM | hepatosplenomegaly |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
HTLV | human T-lymphocyte virus |
IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
IgA | immunoglobulin A |
IgE | immunoglobulin E |
IgG | immunoglobulin G |
IgM | immunoglobulin M |
ILVEN | inflamed linear verrucous epidermal nevus |
IP | incontinentia pigmenti |
IUGR | intra-uterine growth retardation |
JEB | junctional epidermolysis bullosa |
JXG | juvenile xanthogranuloma |
KA | keratoacanthoma |
LDL | low density lipoprotein |
LE | lupus erythematosus |
LFT | liver function test |
LGV | lymphogranuloma venereum |
LP | lichen planus |
LPP | large plaque parapsoriasis |
LSC | lichen simplex chronicus |
MCV | molluscum contagiosum virus |
MEN | multiple endocrine neoplasia |
MI | myocardial infarction |
MR | mental retardation |
NLD | necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum |
NSAIDs | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
N/V | nausea/vomiting |
NXG | necrobiotic xanthogranuloma |
OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
OCPs | oral contraceptive pills |
PABA | para-aminobenzoic acid |
PAN | polyarteritis nodosa |
PCN | penicillin |
PCT | porphyria cutanea tarda |
PED | palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia |
pet. | petroleum |
PG | pyoderma gangrenosum |
PIP | proximal interphalangeal |
PLC | pityriasis lichenoides chronica |
PLEVA | pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta |
PMLE | polymorphous light eruption |
PPK | palmoplantar keratoderma |
PRP | pityriasis rubra pilaris |
PSS | progressive systemic sclerosis |
PUPPP | pruritic & urticarial papules & plaques of pregnancy |
PUVA | psoralen + ultraviolet A light |
PXE | pseudoxanthoma elasticum |
RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
RF | rheumatoid factor |
RNA | ribonucleic acid |
ROM | range of motion |
RSV | respiratory syncytial virus |
s. | syndrome |
SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
SCIDs | severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome |
SCLE | subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
SK | seborrheic keratosis |
SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
SM | splenomegaly |
sol. | solution |
SPP | small plaque parapsoriasis |
SSSS | staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome |
TEN | toxic epidermal necrolysis |
TMEP | telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans |
TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
XLD | X-linked dominant |
XLR | X-linked recessive |
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