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Record W2312261552 · doi:10.1093/pch/21.3.135a

Case 2: A persistent hyperpigmented plaque on the neck

2016· article· en· W2312261552 on OpenAlexaff
Jasna Levi, Joseph M. Lam

Bibliographic record

VenuePaediatrics & Child Health · 2016
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldMedicine
TopicSkin Diseases and Diabetes
Canadian institutionsUniversity of British Columbia
Fundersnot available
KeywordsMedicineDermatologyDentistry

Abstract

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A 12-year-old girl was referred for a two-month history of hyperpigmented lesions on her anterior neck. Her medical history was significant for treatment with clobazam for unprovoked seizure two months before appearance of lesions. She was otherwise healthy and family history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed multiple brownish reticulated macular patches of hyperpigmentation on the anterior and lateral aspects of the neck (Figures 1A and 1C). Given the distribution and appearance of the lesions, a diagnostic manoeuvre was performed, which resulted in complete removal of the lesion (Figure 1B and 1D). PanelsAandCdemonstrate reticulate, hyperpigmented plaques on the anterior neck. PanelsBandDdemonstrate the same area after a diagnostic manoeuvre The lesion was completely removed with firm rubbing with ethyl alcohol, establishing the diagnosis of terra firma-forme dermatosis. Terra firma-forme dermatosis is a benign cutaneous dermatological condition that affects children and adults with normal grooming habits, with common sites found to be on the neck and trunk (1). Typical presentation is of dirt-coloured patches and plaques that are resistant to conventional washing with soap and water, but easily treated with ethyl alcohol, which completely removes the lesions (1,2). Histological studies have revealed epidermal acanthosis and papillomatosis, as well as prominent lamellar hyperkeratosis (3). The differential diagnoses, which have varied clinical presentation, include pityriasis versicolour, a common superficial fungal infection; acanthosis nigricans, which is characterized by hyperpigmented, velvety plaques on the skin associated with a variety of systemic disorders, many of which are characterized by insulin resistance; dermatitis neglecta, in which the hyperpigmented lesions are due to inadequate cleansing of the skin, and soap and water are able to removed the lesion; and confluent and reticulated papillamatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud, a dermatosis of unknown etiology in which the hyperpigmentation is believed to be secondary to an increased number of melano-somes and treatment has been shown to be successful with topical tretinoin as well as oral antibiotics (1). Despite its typical clinical presentation, the disorder is not well known by physicians, which can lead to misdiagnosis, and costly tests and treatments as well as patient anxiety. Clinical awareness, therefore, provides simple and quick resolution while avoiding unnecessary investigations and therapies. Terra firma-forme dermatosis is a common entity but is often mistaken for conditions such as pityriasis versicolour and acanthosis nigricans. It is not associated with poor hygiene and cannot be washed off with soap and water. Rubbing with ethyl alcohol is an easy way to both confirm the diagnosis and to treat the lesion.

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Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.003
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Case report · Consensus signal: Case report
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.007
Threshold uncertainty score0.012

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.003
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0020.001
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.001
Bibliometrics0.0020.001
Science and technology studies0.0030.002
Scholarly communication0.0020.002
Open science0.0020.002
Research integrity0.0070.004
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0040.001

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.021
GPT teacher head0.263
Teacher spread0.241 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designCase report
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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