Dermatopathology
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Asymptomatic Soft Tumor on the Forearm
A 43-year-old Black man with no notable medical history presented to our clinic with a progressively enlarging tumor on the right forearm of 12...
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
An 11-year-old boy presents with small itchy bumps on the wrists, face, arms, and legs
An 11-year-old boy presents with small, itchy bumps on his face and extremities.
Dermpath Diagnosis
Dome-Shaped Periorbital Papule
A 76-year-old woman presented with a slowly growing, asymptomatic, 5-mm, pink-brown, dome-shaped papule adjacent to the left lateral canthus of...
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Fungal Osler Nodes Indicate Candidal Infective Endocarditis
Fungal infective endocarditis is rare, and diagnostic tests such as blood cultures and echocardiography may not detect the disease.
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Annular Plaques Overlying Hyperpigmented Telangiectatic Patches on the Neck
A 58-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, nephrolithiasis, hypovitaminosis D, and hypercholesterolemia presented to our...
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How should PRAME be used to evaluate melanocytic lesions?
One potential pitfall is that sun-damaged melanocytes may express PRAME.
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Chronic Ulcerative Lesion
A 46-year-old man with a history of a left leg burn during childhood that was unsuccessfully treated with multiple skin grafts presented as a...
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Exophytic Firm Papulonodule on the Labia in a Patient With Nonspecific Gastrointestinal Symptoms
An 18-year-old woman with chronic constipation presented with an enlarging, painful, and edematous “lump” in the perineum of 1 year’s duration....
Dermpath Diagnosis
Rapidly Growing Nodule Within a Previously Radiated Area of the Scalp
An 84-year-old man with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer presented to our clinic with a 1.6×1.5-cm exophytic lesion on the left posterior...
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Atypical Keratotic Nodule on the Knuckle
A 75-year-old man presented with a lesion on the knuckle of 5 months’ duration. He reported that the lesion initially grew very quickly before...
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Violaceous-Purpuric Targetoid Macules and Patches With Bullae and Ulceration
A 64-year-old man with long-standing myelofibrosis presented with neutropenic fevers as well as progressive painful lesions of 3 days’ duration on...