TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Examining Scalp, Hair, Nails, Mucous Membranes, and Lymph Nodes A1 - Burgin, Susan PY - 2021 T2 - Guidebook to Dermatologic Diagnosis AB - Examination of the scalp, hair, nail, mucous membranes, and lymph nodes can provide additional diagnostic clues for any given eruption. Furthermore, the scalp, hair, nails, and mucous membranes may be the sole site of disease involvement. A former resident of mine, now a respected colleague, coined the mnemonic “GIFTs” for this diagnostic box of the wheel of diagnosis, where GIFT stands for “gleaning information from the” scalp, hair, nails, and mucous membranes, as well as from examining the lymph nodes. Examining these areas can be like gifts to the diagnostician, in that they may be replete with diagnostic information. Each of these anatomic sites and structures will be considered in turn in this chapter. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175059135 ER -