Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: April 4, 2023
Hyperpigmentation on the cheeks, bridge of the nose, and upper lip in a Hispanic woman. What's the diagnosis?
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: February 3, 2023
Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by areas of depigmented white patches on the skin due to the loss of melanocytes in the epi...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: January 25, 2023
Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by areas of depigmented white patches on the skin due to the loss of melanocytes in the epi...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: December 12, 2022
Erythrasma is a skin condition caused by acute or chronic infection of the outermost layer of the epidermis (stratum corneum) with Corynebacter...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: December 7, 2022
A well-demarcated, red-brown plaque with fine scale in the antecubital fossa of an obese Hispanic woman. What's the condition, and&n...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: October 11, 2022
Areas of alopecia with erythema and scale in a young Black boy with tinea capitis. He also had an enlarged posterior cervical lymph node (arrow) fr...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: October 10, 2022
Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in school-aged children.
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: September 15, 2022
Severe longstanding hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent dischar...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: September 12, 2022
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory condition of the follicular epithelium that most commonly is found in the axillae and buttocks, ...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: June 16, 2022
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is most prevalent in individuals with lighter skin tones and rarely affects those with darker skin tones.
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: June 14, 2022
Nodular basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with a pearly rolled border, central pigmentation, and telangiectasia on the forehead of an 80-year-old Hispanic...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: May 10, 2022
Acral lentiginous melanoma on the sole of the foot of a 30-year-old Black woman. The depth of the lesion was 2 mm with a positive sentinel lymph no...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: May 3, 2022
Acral lentiginous melanoma on the sole of the foot in a 30-year-old Black woman. The depth of the lesion was 2 mm with a positive sentinel lymph no...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: April 13, 2022
Scarring alopecia is a collection of hair loss disorders including chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (discoid lupus), lichen planopilaris, diss...
Article
- Author:
- Candrice R. Heath, MD
Publish date: April 11, 2022
Scarring alopecia is a collection of hair loss disorders including chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (discoid lupus), lichen planopilaris, diss...
