Monthly Diagnostic Quiz

DIAD-DIAL Monthly Quiz
DIAD-DIAL monthly interactive quiz for Dermatologists, Dermatopathologists & Medical Specialists. The quiz is designed to keep our medical community actively learning and connected throughout the year. Expand your clinical insight with our DIAD-DIAL Monthly Diagnostic Quiz, featuring a clinical photo or histopathology image each month.

Objective

  • Enhance diagnostic skills through case-based learning.
  • Encourage professional engagement and peer discussion.
  • Strengthen the educational mission of DIAD-DIAL beyond the annual conference.

Rewards & Recognition

  • Receive a Certificate of Achievement from DIAD-DIAL.
  • Be featured on our website and social media channels.
  • Enter a monthly draw for complimentary registration to DIAD-DIAL 2027.
  • Gain priority access to DIAD-DIAL workshops and training opportunities.

    Quiz of January 2026

    Clinical Data (Figs. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4)

    • A 6 YO girl.
    • Presented with anhidrosis, thin atrophic skin, and dystrophic teeth.
    • She has a history of blister formation with or without trauma.
    • Examination revealed crustation at sites of previous blisters.

    Biopsy Findings (Figs. 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8)

    Skin biopsy for both cases revealed the following features:

    • Epidermal hyperplasia.
    • Dermal fibrosis.
    • Subepidermal blister.
    • High power revealed marked widening of spaces between keratinocytes in the stratum spinosum.

    Investigations (Fig. 5.5)

    • Lab investigations:
      –– Not done.
    • Radiological investigations:
      –– X-ray showed dystrophic teeth.

    Figs. 5.1 – 5.8

    Fig. 5.1
    Fig. 5.1
    Fig. 5.2
    Fig. 5.2
    Fig. 5.3
    Fig. 5.3
    Fig. 5.4
    Fig. 5.4
    Fig. 5.5
    Fig. 5.5
    Fig. 5.6
    Fig. 5.6
    Fig. 5.7
    Fig. 5.7
    Fig. 5.8
    Fig. 5.8

    What is the diagnosis?

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