Photo Challenge
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Photo Challenge
Asymptomatic Transient Lingual Hyperpigmentation
A 77-year-old woman incidentally was noted to have black discoloration of the tongue during a routine dermatologic examination. The patient was...
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Photo Challenge
Petechial Rash on the Thighs in an Immunosuppressed Patient
A 48-year-old woman from rural Virginia presented with centrifugally spreading, pruritic, blanchable macules over the lower abdomen and upper...
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Photo Challenge
Severe Gingival Swelling and Erythema
A 62-year-old man presented to an oral medicine specialist with gingival inflammation of at least 1 year's duration. He reported mild discomfort...
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Photo Challenge
Erythematous Plaques on a Tattoo
A 29-year-old man presented with increased redness, dryness, and pruritus at the periphery of a tattoo on the upper back of 4 months' duration. He...
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Photo Challenge
Multiple Yellow-Brown Papules on the Penis
A 12-year-old boy presented with multiple asymptomatic, 0.1-cm, yellow-brown papules on the penile shaft of several years' duration. The lesions...
Commentary
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Commentary
Making the World's Skin Crawl: Dermatologic Implications of COVID-19
This article describes the dermatologic implications of COVID-19, including the clinical manifestations of the disease, risk reduction techniques...
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Commentary
Emerging Therapies for Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
There is a recent shortage of antimalarial medications, the current first-line therapy for cutaneous lupus erythematosus, due to both an import...
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Commentary
Comment on “Racial Limitations of Fitzpatrick Skin Type”
It is with great interest that I read the article by Ware et al,1 “Racial Limitations of Fitzpatrick Skin Type.” Within my own...
Case Reports
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Case Reports
Bullous Eruption Caused by an Exotic Hedgehog Purchased as a Household Pet
This case illustrates that popular exotic pets such as the hedgehog can increase the risk for zoophilic dermatophytic infection, which can present...
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Case Reports
Brilliant Green Staining of the Fingernails
Dermatologists should be aware of brilliant green, as well as its indications, common uses, and adverse effects, and should be able to...
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Case Reports
Anti–PD1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Induced Bullous Pemphigoid in Metastatic Melanoma and Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Anti–programmed cell death 1 targeted therapies improve survival in solid and hematologic malignancies but are associated with autoimmune side...
Original Research
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Original Research
Multiethnic Training in Residency: A Survey of Dermatology Residents
Future dermatologists must be knowledgeable about dermatologic conditions presenting in patients of various ethnic backgrounds. A 10-question...
Practical Pearls
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Practical Pearls
Utilization of a Stress Ball to Diminish Anxiety During Nail Surgery
Anxiety is commonly encountered by patients undergoing nail surgery. Squeezing a stress ball with the free hand does not interfere with the...
Contact Dermatitis
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Contact Dermatitis
Isobornyl Acrylate and Diabetic Devices Steal the Show for the 2020 American Contact Dermatitis Society Allergen of the Year
Diabetic devices including glucose monitoring systems and insulin pumps are used worldwide and are increasingly recognized as a source of irritant...
Hospital Consult
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Hospital Consult
Nutritional Dermatoses in the Hospitalized Patient
This review details the risk factors for nutritional deficiency, illustrates the presentations of cutaneous disease, reviews diagnostic workups,...
Dermpath Diagnosis
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Dermpath Diagnosis
Purpuric Bullae on the Lower Extremities
A 30-year-old woman with a medical history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus and morbid obesity presented to the dermatology clinic with a...
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Dermpath Diagnosis
Painful Papules on the Arms
A 36-year-old woman presented with multiple new-onset, firm, tender, subcutaneous papules and nodules involving the upper arms and shoulders.
Case Letter
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Case Letter
Disseminated Erythema Induratum in a Patient With a History of Tuberculosis
Erythema induratum is an uncommon panniculitis attributed to a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction, classically to Mycobacterium...
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Case Letter
Mycosis Fungoides Manifesting as a Morbilliform Eruption Mimicking a Viral Exanthem
Mycosis fungoides classically occurs in patch, plaque, and tumor stages, with lesions preferentially occurring on regions of the body spared from...
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Case Letter
Radiation Recall Dermatitis Triggered by Prednisone
Prednisone may be a trigger for radiation recall dermatitis in patients with sensitization to cross-reactive topical steroids such as tixocortol...
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Case Letter
Raynaud Phenomenon of the Nipple Successfully Treated With Nifedipine and Gabapentin
Raynaud phenomenon of the nipple may be accompanied by lancinating pain of the breast in addition to nipple pain reminiscent of postherpetic...
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Case Letter
Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite: An Unusual Presentation of Bedbug Infestation Resulting in Life-Threatening Anemia
Although rare, anemia due to bedbug infestation should be considered in patients presenting with anemia and a widespread pruritic papular eruption...
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Case Letter
Eczema Herpeticum in a Patient With Hailey-Hailey Disease Confounded by Coexistent Psoriasis
Hailey-Hailey disease and psoriasis are thought to occasionally koebnerize (isomorphic response) to areas of trauma.
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Case Letter
Granular Parakeratosis
Granular parakeratosis is possibly related to a combination of topical products that potentiate irritation, rubbing, and occlusion of sweat.
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Case Letter
Symmetric Drug-Related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema
Symmetric drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema commonly follows a benign course but warrants respect, as it may have devastating...
For Residents
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For Residents
PD-1 Signaling in Extramammary Paget Disease
Given the advances of immunotherapy in the field of oncology and the paucity of effective agents to treat extramammary Paget disease (EMPD), this...