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Serpentine Supravenous Hyperpigmentation Following Cisplatin and Pemetrexed Chemotherapy

Author:

Monica Noori, MD

Lindsey Hunter-Ellul, MD

Brent Kelly, MD

Serpentine supravenous hyperpigmentation (SSH) is a rare phenomenon characterized by linear hyperpigmentation of the skin overlying veins...

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Recovery of Hair in the Psoriatic Plaques of a Patient With Coexistent Alopecia Universalis

Author:

Christine Anastasiou, MD

Carolyn Goh, MD

Vanessa Holland, MD

Both alopecia areata (AA) and psoriasis vulgaris are chronic relapsing autoimmune diseases, with AA causing nonscarring hair loss in approximately...

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Severe Refractory Atopic Dermatitis With Elevated Serum IgE Treated With Omalizumab

Author:

Stephen A. Switlyk, MD

Andrea L. Taylor, MD

Erich M. Gaertner, MD

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin condition with an increasing prevalence, affecting up to 20% of children and 3% of adults...

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Collagenous and Elastotic Marginal Plaques of the Hands

Author:

Mayha Patel, DO

Leela Athalye, DO

Paul Shitabata, MD

Mark F. Maida, MD

Navid Nami, DO

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Reversible Cutaneous Side Effects of Vismodegib Treatment

Author:

Bernice Kwong, MD

Christina Danial, MD

Andy Liu, BS

Kimberly A. Chun, MD

Anne Lynn S. Chang, MD

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Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Presenting as an Extensive Eroded Plaque

Author:

Franki Lambert Smith, MD

Mary Gail Mercurio, MD

Brian Poligone, MD, PhD

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Postoperative Henoch-Schönlein Purpura

Author:

Joshua A. Gross, MD

Brittany E. Grady, DO

Katya Sanchez, MD

David J. Gross, MD

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Phacomatosis Cesioflammea in Association With von Recklinghausen Disease (Neurofibromatosis Type I)

Author:

Bhushan Madke, MD

Sumit Kar, MD

Nitin Gangane, MD

Neha Singh, MD

Vascular lesions associated with melanocytic nevi were first described by Ota et al1 in 1947 and given the name phacomatosis pigmentovascularis...

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Verrucous Carcinoma of the Buccal Mucosa With Extension to the Cheek

Author:

Savita Chaudhary, MD

Cherry Bansal, MD

Upasana Ranga, MD

Verrucous carcinoma is an uncommon type of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and was first described by Ackerman1 in 1948. Rock and Fisher2 called...

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Widespread Poikilodermatous Dermatomyositis Associated With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Author:

Daniel J. Ventarola, MD

Paul C. Contard, MD, PhD

Robert G. Phelps, MD

Dermatomyositis represents a rare idiopathic inflammatory process presenting with cutaneous lesions and muscular weakness. It often represents a...

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Hyperkeratotic Papules on the Medial Aspects of the Feet

Author:

Shannon Famenini, MD

Benjamin Lin, MD

David S. Cassarino, MD, PhD

Jashin J. Wu, MD

A 43-year-old woman with recently diagnosed diabetes mellitus and a history of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura on chronic oral steroids...

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