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Sticking His Neck Out Leads to Diagnosis
After 5 years of multiple diagnoses and ineffective treatment of a lesion on this man’s neck, a relative finally got through to him: See a...
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Read This Rorschach Chest
For months, the diagnosis of the rash on this 63-year-old man’s chest has not been clear. Will referral to dermatology reveal his condition?
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Keeping the Differential at Hand
Other providers have attempted to treat the rash on this woman’s hand, but none have provided relief. Will your differential reveal the diagnosis...
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Was This Tattoo a Rash Choice?
This man’s birthday tattoo was etched with blue ink and then became red with a rash. Can your diagnosis help clear the area?
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What a Slow Boil Got Him
For years, boils have been spreading from this man’s armpit to other areas of his skin. So far, no treatment—or diagnosis—has brought him relief....
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A Roundabout Journey to Diagnosis
This woman’s journey has been long, with many providers resorting to ineffective treatments for the wrong diagnosis of her facial lesion. Will...
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He Doesn’t Love It Warts and All
It was bad news when this 41-year-old learned he had penile warts. It was worse when his provider told him they would return despite treatment....
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She Can’t Turn the Other Cheek on the Lesion
Though her primary care provider told this woman that the lesion on her cheek should not worry her, its continuous growth motivates her to self-...
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Not the Neck-tar of the Gods
A lesion has been growing on a woman’s chin for 4 years, producing foul-smelling pus once a week. Antibiotics prove ineffective. Can your...
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Lesion Has Been Giving Him an Earful
For years, this man has had an on-and-off relationship with the lesion on his ear. Worried that it’s cancerous, he relies on your diagnosis.
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Digits in Distress
Correct diagnosis has eluded this 29-year-old man who, for years, has had painful outbreaks on 2 fingers and 1 toe. Will a referral finally...
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Baby’s Got Back Rash
For months, this 3-year-old boy has been unable to find relief. Has the answer been staring his family in the face?
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Chin There, Done That—Now What?
For years, a 51-year-old woman has had a rash on her chin. No treatment attempts have succeeded; do you have the solution?
