A 42-year-old female presents with raised red lesions with a brownish scale. She was diagnosed with discoid lupus erythematosus. This disorder is related to:

a. infection.
b. trauma.
c. autoimmunity.
d. cancer.

ANS: C
Discoid lupus is related to autoimmunity, not infection, trauma, or cancer.

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A) is a normal finding in up to 40% of the population. B) indicates a significant ocular or neurologic pathology. C) is normal when a light is shone into one of the pupils. D) must be correlated with the patient's overall presentation.

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A diagnosis based on the signs and symptoms of a disease is a(n) ________ diagnosis.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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