Dermatopathology
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Indurated Violaceous Lesions on the Face, Trunk, and Legs
A 25-year-old man with no notable medical history presented to the dermatology clinic with growing selfdescribed cysts on the face, trunk, and...
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Blisters in a Comatose Elderly Woman
An 82-year-old woman presented to the emergency department after her daughter found her unconscious in the bathroom laying on her right side. She...
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
What is the diagnosis?
A teen girl presents with painful, draining lesions of the axillae, groin, and buttock.
Dermpath Diagnosis
Enlarging Nodule on the Back
A 43-year-old man with an unremarkable medical history presented to our clinic with an enlarging painful nodule on the upper back that was present...
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Erythematous Indurated Nodule on the Forehead
A 39-year-old man presented with an enlarging asymptomatic nodule on the forehead of more than 3 years’ duration. Physical examination revealed a...
Case Letter
Febrile Ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann Disease: A Rare Form of Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta
Febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD) is a rare variant of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, characterized by...
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Indurated Mass on the Right Central Back
A 26-year-old Guatemalan man who was a former carpenter presented with an indurated, nontender, nonpruritic, subcutaneous mass on the right...
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Pruritic Eruption on the Trunk and Extremities
A 74-year-old woman with a 30-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to our dermatology clinic with a pruritic eruption on the trunk,...
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Zosteriform Eruption on the Chest and Abdomen
A 50-year-old man presented with erythematous macules and papules with a dermatomal distribution on the left thoracic region with associated pain...
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Vegetative Plaques on the Face
An 86-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for sigmoid colon perforation secondary to ischemic colitis. His medical history consisted of...
Dermpath Diagnosis
Tender Subcutaneous Nodule in a Prepubescent Boy
A 12-year-old boy with olive skin presented with a tender subcutaneous nodule on the back of 6 months’ duration. He reported the lesion initially...