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A Black woman with malar erythema and hyperpigmentation from acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. The nasolabial folds are spared.

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Author:
Richard P. Usatine, MD
Candrice R. Heath, MD

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune condition that affects the kidneys, lungs, brain, and heart, although it is not limited...

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A Black woman with malar erythema and hyperpigmentation from acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. The nasolabial folds are spared

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Author:
Richard P. Usatine, MD
Candrice R. Heath, MD

This Black woman has malar erythema and hyperpigmentation with sparing of the nasolabial folds. What's the condition and what are the key clinical...

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Melasma on the face of an African woman, with hyperpigmentation on the upper cheeks and lateral to the eyes.

Melasma

Author:
Nicole A. Negbenebor, MD
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Melasma (also known as chloasma) is a pigmentary disorder that causes chronic symmetric hyperpigmentation on the face. In patients with...

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Melasma

Melasma

Author:
Nicole A. Negbenebor, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD
Candrice R. Heath, MD

Hyperpigmentation on the cheeks, bridge of the nose, and upper lip in a Hispanic woman. What's the diagnosis?

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Vitiligo

Vitiligo

Author:
Uzoamaka Okoro, MD, MSc
Richard P. Usatine, MD
Candrice R. Heath, MD

Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by areas of depigmented white patches on the skin due to the loss of melanocytes in the...

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Vitiligo

Vitiligo

Author:
Uzoamaka Okoro, MD, MSc
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by areas of depigmented white patches on the skin due to the loss of melanocytes in the...

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Axilla of a 65-year-old White man with erythrasma showing a well-demarcated erythematous plaque with fine scale

Erythrasma

Author:
Mavra Masood, MD, PGY-1
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Erythrasma is a skin condition caused by acute or chronic infection of the outermost layer of the epidermis (stratum corneum) with ...

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A well-demarcated, redbrown plaque with fine scale in the antecubital fossa of an obese Hispanic woman

Erythrasma

Author:
Mavra Masood, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD
Candrice R. Heath, MD

A well-demarcated, red-brown plaque with fine scale in the antecubital fossa of an obese Hispanic woman. What's the condition, and what are the...

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Tinea capitis

Tinea capitis

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

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)...

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Tinea capitis

Tinea Capitis

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in school-aged children.

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Severe longstanding hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent discharge in the axilla of a 35-year-old Black man.

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Severe longstanding hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent...

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Severe long-standing hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent discharge in the axilla of a 35-year-old Black man

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory condition of the follicular epithelium that most commonly is found in the axillae and buttocks...

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Nodular BCC on the cheek

Basal cell carcinoma

Author:
Candrice R. Heath, MD
Richard P. Usatine, MD

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is most prevalent in individuals with lighter skin tones and rarely affects those with darker skin tones.

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