Dermpath Diagnosis

Dermpath Diagnosis

Violaceous Papule With an Erythematous Rim

Author:
Ania Henning, MD
Matthew Powell, MD
Tammie C. Ferringer, MD

A 35-year-old man presented with a reddish brown papule on the left upper chest of 1 year’s duration that had changed color to reddish purple....

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Tender Soft Tissue Mass on the Base of the Neck

Author:
Ania Henning, MD
Stephen Wall, DO
Amy Deeken, MD
Silvia Verde de Peralta, MD

A 47-year-old man presented with a tender soft tissue mass on the upper back with increasing discomfort over the last 4 weeks. He noted that he...

Dermpath Diagnosis

Painful Papules on the Arms

Author:
Dillon D. Clarey, MD
Scott R. Lauer, MD
Jennifer L. Adams, MD

A 36-year-old woman presented with multiple new-onset, firm, tender, subcutaneous papules and nodules involving the upper arms and shoulders.

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Irritated Pigmented Plaque on the Scalp

Author:
Venkata Anisha Guda, BS
Sara E. Chapman, MD
Justin P. Bandino, MD

A 49-year-old man with light brown skin and no history of skin cancer presented with a pruritic lesion on the scalp of 3 years’ duration. Physical...

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Depressed Shiny Scars and Crusted Erosions

Author:
Christina Dai, MD
Alison E. Seline, MD
Olayemi Sokumbi, MD

A 9-year-old girl presented with unexplained burning pain on the face, hands, and feet of 3 years' duration. Physical examination showed depressed...

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Woody Erythematous Induration on the Posterior Neck

Author:
Yasser Faraj, DO
Taylor Gray, DO
Krina Chavda, DO
George Gibbons, MD
Richard Miller, DO

A 39-year-old white woman with a medical history of type 1 diabetes mellitus and rheumatoid arthritis presented to the dermatology clinic with...

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Purpuric Bullae on the Lower Extremities

Author:
Radhika Grandhi, MD, MPH
Norhan Shamloul, MD, MS
Matthew Powell, MD

A 30-year-old woman with a medical history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus and morbid obesity presented to the dermatology clinic with a...

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Keratotic Papule on the Abdomen

Author:
Albena Gesheva, BS
Michelle Pitch, MD
Lorraine L. Rosamilia, MD
Eric Hossler, MD

A 59-year-old woman with a history of basal cell carcinoma, uterine and ovarian cancer, and verrucae presented with an asymptomatic 3-mm lesion on...

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Edema Affecting the Penis and Scrotum

Author:
Megan Wetzel, MD, MPH
Jordan Jones, MD
Soon Bahrami, MD
Sonya Burton, MD

A 44-year-old man presented for evaluation of self-described "skin ripping" on the penis with penile and scrotal edema of 1 year's duration....

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