Photo Challenge
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Photo Challenge
Shedding of the Fingernails
A 70-year-old woman was referred to the dermatology department with abnormal-appearing fingernails of 6 months’ duration. Clinical examination...
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Photo Challenge
Tender Subcutaneous Nodules on the Back and Shoulders
A 57-year-old cachectic man with a history of metastatic, hormone-refractory adenocarcinoma of the prostate presented with multiple tender...
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Photo Challenge
Nontender Nodules on the Lower Lip
A 71-year-old woman presented with multiple 3×3-mm, firm, nontender nodules of 3 years’ duration on the mucosal surface of the lower lip that...
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Photo Challenge
What Is Your Diagnosis? Granulocytic Sarcoma
A 24-year-old man presented with a 5-cm asymptomatic, indurated, well-defined nodule with a violaceous center surrounded by a greenish halo on the...
Case Letter
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Case Letter
Pedunculated Scrotal Nodule in an Elderly Male: A Rare Presentation of Trichoblastoma
Trichoblastoma is a rare benign tumor with differentiation toward the primitive hair follicle. Trichoblastomas show no gender predilection and...
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Case Letter
Large Plaque-Type Benign Cephalic Histiocytosis Showing Rapid Aggravation Following Vaccination
Benign cephalic histiocytosis (BCH) is a rare benign dermatosis in which self-healing papular eruptions develop. The clinical and histologic...
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Case Letter
Primary Mucinous Carcinoma of the Skin
Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin (PMCS) is a rare malignant adnexal tumor.
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Case Letter
Plaques: A Rare Presentation of Acrokeratoelastoidosis
Acrokeratoelastoidosis (AKE) is a rare disease first described in 1953.
Commentary
Coding
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Coding
ICD-10 Will Allow Dermatologists to Effectively Communicate With Payors About Patient Visits
It is important that dermatologists do not overlook the changes associated with the transition to International Classification of Diseases, Tenth...
Cosmetic Dermatology
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Cosmetic Dermatology
Interventions for the Treatment of Stretch Marks: A Systematic Review
Stretch marks are a common disfiguring skin condition that can have a deep psychological impact on affected patients. Although there are a variety...
Law & Medicine
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Law & Medicine
Should You Accept Insurance Exchange Coverage?
It remains unclear how the influx of newly insured patients through the Health Insurance Marketplace will affect private practice health care...
Dermpath Diagnosis
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Dermpath Diagnosis
Pretibial Myxedema
Pretibial myxedema is a cutaneous mucinosis associated with thyroid dysfunction. The differential diagnosis includes nephrogenic systemic fibrosis...
Product Review
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Product Review
Product News: 08 2014
For Residents
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For Residents
Learning From a Leader: An Interview With Jean L. Bolognia, MD
Jean L. Bolognia, MD, fulfills an important role in educating dermatologists in all phases of their careers.
Also In This Issue
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Article
Linear Scarring Following Treatment With a 595-nm Pulsed Dye Laser
Pulsed dye laser (PDL) treatment is well established and has been reported to be safe and effective in the management of superficial hemangiomas,...
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Article
Eleven Years of Itching: A Case Report of Crusted Scabies
Crusted scabies is a rare and highly contagious form of scabies that is characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of mites in the skin,...
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Article
Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Diabetic Patient
Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans that typically presents in immunocompromised patients, most...
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Article
Buschke-Ollendorff Syndrome: Sparing Unnecessary Investigations
Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome (BOS) is an autosomal-dominant disease characterized by the association of connective tissue nevi and osteopoikilosis...