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Tinea capitis

Tinea capitis

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Areas of alopecia with erythema and scale in a young Black boy with tinea capitis. He also had an enlarged posterior cervical lymph node (arrow)...

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Tinea capitis

Tinea Capitis

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in school-aged children.

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Severe longstanding hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent discharge in the axilla of a 35-year-old Black man.

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Severe longstanding hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent...

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Severe long-standing hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent discharge in the axilla of a 35-year-old Black man

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory condition of the follicular epithelium that most commonly is found in the axillae and buttocks...

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Nodular BCC on the cheek

Basal cell carcinoma

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is most prevalent in individuals with lighter skin tones and rarely affects those with darker skin tones.

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Nodular BCC on the cheek of a 64-year-old Black man

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Nodular basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with a pearly rolled border, central pigmentation, and telangiectasia on the forehead of an 80-year-old...

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Melanoma

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Acral lentiginous melanoma on the sole of the foot of a 30-year-old Black woman. The depth of the lesion was 2 mm with a positive sentinel lymph...

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Melanoma

Melanoma

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Acral lentiginous melanoma on the sole of the foot in a 30-year-old Black woman. The depth of the lesion was 2 mm with a positive sentinel lymph...

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Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Scarring alopecia is a collection of hair loss disorders including chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (discoid lupus), lichen planopilaris,...

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Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia

Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Scarring alopecia is a collection of hair loss disorders including chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (discoid lupus), lichen planopilaris,...

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Multicolored (pink, brown, and white) indurated plaques in a butterfly distribution on the face of a 30-year-old woman with a darker skin tone

Discoid lupus

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus may occur with or without systemic lupus erythematosus. Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), a form of chronic...

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Multicolored (pink, brown, and white) indurated plaques in a butterfly distribution on the face of a 30-year-old woman with a darker skin tone

Discoid Lupus

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), a form of chronic cutaneous lupus, is most commonly found on the scalp, face, and ears.

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Pink, elevated, granulomatous, indurated plaques on the face, including the nasal alae

Sarcoidosis

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease that may affect the skin in addition to multiple body organ systems, including the lungs.

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Pink, elevated, granulomatous, indurated plaques on the face

Sarcoidosis

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

With a growing skin of color population, it is important to recognize sarcoidosis as soon as possible.

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Seborrheic dermatitis

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Seborrheic dermatitis in a woman with brown-gray greasy scale, as well as petaloid papules and plaques that are especially prominent in the...

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