Commentary

Cutting Edge Technology in Dermatology: Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence

Author:

Giselle Prado, MD

Carrie Kovarik, MD

The clinical practice of dermatology is changing at a rapid pace. Advances in technology and new inventions in rapid diagnostics are...

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Photo Challenge

Disseminated Vesicles and Necrotic Papules

Author:

David Oberlin, MD

Alison Tisack, MD

Marsha Chaffins, MD

A 30-year-old man who had contracted human immunodeficiency virus from a male sexual partner 4 years prior presented to the emergency department...

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Photo Challenge

Painful Violaceous Nodule With Peripheral Hyperpigmentation

Author:

Brian S. Hoyt, MD

Amin Hedayat, MD

Robert E. LeBlanc, MD

Jonathan S. Glass, MD

A 30-year-old man presented for evaluation of a painful lesion on the left thigh of 3 to 4 years' duration. Pain was exacerbated on physical...

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Photo Challenge

Pigmented Peduncule on the Leg

Author:

Laura Catalina Arango Duque, MD

Africa Juárez Martín, MD

Beatriz Torio Sánchez, MD

María García Sánchez, MD

Cristina Bajo del Pozo, MD

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Skin of Color

Melanoma in US Hispanics: Recommended Strategies to Reduce Disparities in Outcomes

Author:

Valerie M. Harvey, MD, MPH

Cutaneous melanoma is the most fatal form of skin cancer and presents a considerable public health concern in the United States. Although the age-...

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Dermpath Diagnosis

Perianal Condyloma Acuminatum-like Plaque

Author:

Ying Luo, MD

Brett Keeling, MD

Jessica A. Forcucci, MD

Dirk M. Elston, MD

A 19-year-old man presented with a perianal condyloma acuminatum-like plaque of 2 years' duration and a 6-month history of diarrhea.

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Original Research

Gone Fishing: A Unique Histologic Pattern in Cutaneous Angiosarcoma

Author:

Ashley P. Schmidt, BA

B. Joel Tjarks, MD

Douglas W. Lynch, MD

Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare but aggressive vascular malignancy that can present a diagnostic challenge due to a wide variety of clinical...

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Case Reports

A Case of Pustular Psoriasis of Pregnancy With Positive Maternal-Fetal Outcomes

Author:

Michelle Pitch, BA

Kathryn Somers, MD

Glynis Scott, MD

Francisco Tausk, MD

Mary Gail Mercurio, MD

Pustular psoriasis of pregnancy (PPP), also known as impetigo herpetiformis, is a rare condition that affects women in the third trimester of...

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Case Reports

Drug-induced Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis in a Patient With a Vancomycin-impregnated Cement Spacer

Author:

Kelsie Riemenschneider, MD

Daren A. Diiorio, MD

John A. Zic, MD

Matthew R. Livingood, MD

Jo-David Fine, MD, MPH

Jennifer G. Powers, MD

Jeffrey P. Zwerner, MD, PhD

Eric Tkaczyk, MD, PhD

Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is an autoimmune blistering rash caused by IgA autoantibodies against the epidermal basement membrane zone....

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Case Reports

Facial Involvement in Progressive Macular Hypomelanosis

Author:

Krystle Wang, MD

Yomna Nassef, MD

Joya Sahu, MD

Heidi Hermes, MD

Laurel R. Schwartz, MD

Progressive macular hypomelanosis (PMH) is a skin disorder that historically has been described as having a predominantly truncal distribution. We...

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Case Reports

Spontaneous Regression of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Author:

Sean Branch, DO

Kenneth Maloney, MD

Stephen M. Purcell, DO

A 96-year-old woman presented with a rapidly enlarging lesion overlying the suprasternal notch. The lesion originated as a small, erythematous,...

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Case Reports

Intralymphatic Histiocytosis Treated With Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide and Pressure Bandage

Author:

Jonathan M. Soh, MD

Glynis A. Scott, MD

Theodore I. Hirokawa, MD

Lindsey B. Dolohanty, MD

Intralymphatic histiocytosis is a rare disorder associated with a variety of inflammatory conditions. We report the case of an 89-year-old woman...

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Cosmetic Dermatology

Update on Noninvasive Body Contouring Techniques

Author:

Alexandra K. Rzepecki, BA

Aaron S. Farberg, MD

Peter W. Hashim, MD

Gary Goldenberg, MD

Noninvasive body contouring is the fastest growing area of cosmetic dermatology. It entails the use of specific technology to optimize the...

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Environmental Dermatology

What’s Eating You? Ixodes Tick and Related Diseases, Part 2: Diagnosis and Treatment of Regional Tick-borne Diseases

Author:

Kelsey D. Wilson, MD

Dirk M. Elston, MD

The Ixodes tick is an important arthropod vector in the transmission of human disease. Although Lyme disease is the most prevalent...

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Product Review

Product News: 04 2018

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Residents’ Corner

Climate Change and Skin Disease

Author:

Ashley D. Lundgren, MD

Despite commanding essentially universal scientific consensus, climate change remains a divisive and poorly understood topic in the United States...

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For Residents

Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Urethral Extension Treated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery

Author:

Ardeshir Edward Nadimi, MD

Ali Hendi, MD

Penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with considerable urethral extension is uncommon and difficult to manage. It often is resistant to less...

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For Residents

Perianal Extramammary Paget Disease Treated With Topical Imiquimod and Oral Cimetidine

Author:

Jayla Gray, MD

Arielle Gray, BS

James Swan, MD

Joshua Eberhardt, MD

Kumaran Mudaliar, MD

Rebecca Tung, MD

Extramammary Paget disease (EMPD) is a rare intraepithelial adenocarcinoma. The current mainstay of treatment is wide local excision. We present...

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