Dermpath Diagnosis

Dermpath Diagnosis

Enlarging Nodule on the Back

Author:
Caroline Savoie, MD
Olivia A. Gioe, MD
Pamela C. Martin, MD

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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Tender Subcutaneous Nodule in a Prepubescent Boy

Author:
Maria M. Hornberger, MD
James J. Jones Jr, MD
Wendi E. Wohltmann, MD
Brittany L. Lenz, MD

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...

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Firm Digital Papulonodules in an Infant

Author:
Jiahui Hu, MD
Longfei Zhu, PhD
Nicholas Sikun Chen, PhD
Songmei Geng, PhD

A 3-month-old girl presented with papulonodules on the distal left ring finger. Initially the lesions were thought to be insect bites but became...

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Soft Nodule on the Forearm

Author:
Syeda F. Absar, MD, MPH
Tammie C. Ferringer, MD

A 54-year-old woman presented with an enlarging mass on the right volar forearm. Physical examination revealed a 1-cm, soft, mobile, subcutaneous...

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Erythematous and Ulcerated Plaque on the Left Temple

Author:
Cheyenne J. Hornback, MD
Justin M. McLawhorn, MD
Beth S. Raju, MD
Lindsey Collins, MD

A 72-year-old man with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer and lung transplant maintained on stable doses of prednisone and tacrolimus presented...

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Bullous Retiform Purpura on the Ears and Legs

Author:
Shane M. Swink, DO, MS
Naeha Gupta, DO
Haider Asad, MD
Claire Dorfman, DO
Nektarios Lountzis, MD

A 40-year-old woman presented with a progressive painful rash on the ears and legs of 2 weeks’ duration. She described the rash as initially red...

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Subcutaneous Nodule on the Chest

Author:
Elizabeth L. Bisbee, MD
Eric W. Rudnick, MD
Vladimir Vincek, MD, PhD

A healthy 45-year-old man presented to the dermatology clinic with a slow-growing subcutaneous nodule on the left chest that had been present for...

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Atrophic Lesions in a Pregnant Woman

Author:
Santana D. VanDyke, MD
Darren J. Guffey, MD
Sam B. Wu, MD
Jeanne M. Young, MD

A 36-year-old pregnant woman presented with painful erythematous papules on the palms and fingers of 2 months’ duration. Similar lesions developed...

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Subcutaneous, Mucocutaneous, and Mucous Membrane Tumors

Author:
Michael Lor, BA
Logan Thomas, MD
Steven Ohsie, MD
Scott Binder, MD
Daniel Behroozan, MD

A 26-year-old woman with a history of dysplastic nevi with severe atypia presented with a growth on the lower lip of 3 years’ duration. Six months...

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Progressive Telangiectatic Rash

Author:
Alexandra Ritter, BS
Madison E. Hannay, DO
Joni Mazza-McCrann, MD
Jessica A. Forcucci, MD

A 54-year-old woman presented with purple-red vessels on the lower legs of 15 years’ duration with gradual proximal progression to involve the...

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