Article
- Author:
- Brian L. Swick, MD
Publish date: July 25, 2017
Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex (HHS)(Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man [OMIM] 146520) is a rare form of hypotrichosis that typically presents i...
Article
- Author:
- Brian L. Swick, MD
Publish date: May 18, 2017
Article
- Author:
- Brian L. Swick, MD
Publish date: January 12, 2016
Syphilis often is referred to as the “great imitator” due to the protean presentations of secondary-stage disease, the most common of which are ski...
Quiz
- Author:
- Brian L. Swick, MD
Publish date: December 4, 2014
A 56-year-old man presented for evaluation of massive subcutaneous nodules on the bilateral upper arms, shoulders, chest, abdomen, and lateral aspe...
Article
- Author:
- Brian L. Swick, MD
Publish date: August 7, 2014
Pretibial myxedema is a cutaneous mucinosis associated with thyroid dysfunction. The differential diagnosis includes nephrogenic systemic fibrosis,...
Article
- Author:
- Brian L. Swick, MD
Publish date: April 4, 2014
Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) is a benign neoplasm that typically presents on the hands. These lesions commonly are seen in the fo...
Article
- Author:
- Brian L. Swick, MD
Publish date: February 5, 2014
A 22-year-old man who was an army veteran presented with a persistent, tender, ulcerated plaque on the right bicep of 4 months’ duration.
Article
- Author:
- Brian L. Swick, MD
Publish date: July 3, 2013
Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a chronic, progressive, scarring alopecia that clinically presents as patchy or diffuse hair loss. The crown and front...
