Dermatopathology
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
A 10-year-old with a red bump on her lower lip
A 10-year-old previously healthy female presented to clinic with a red bump on her left lower lip.
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Scattered Flesh-Colored Papules in a Linear Array in the Setting of Diffuse Skin Thickening
A 76-year-old man presented to our clinic with diffusely thickened and tightened skin that worsened over the course of 1 year, as well as numerous...
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Second opinions on melanocytic lesions swayed when first opinion is known
Downward and upward shifts in severity from an accurate diagnosis are concerning because of the likelihood they will lead to overtreatment or...
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Exaggerated Facial Lines on the Forehead and Cheeks
A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department with an olecranon fracture after falling from a tree. The patient had a medical history of...
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Firm Exophytic Tumor on the Shin
A 62-year-old man presented with a firm, exophytic, 2.8×1.5-cm tumor on the left shin of 6 to 7 years’ duration. An excisional biopsy was obtained...
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Pigmented Papules on the Face, Neck, and Chest
A 46-year-old woman presented with multiple asymptomatic, flesh-colored, hyperpigmented papules on the face of 5 to 6 months’ duration that were...
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Solitary Pink Plaque on the Neck
A 17-year-old adolescent girl presented with a solitary, 8-cm, pink plaque on the anterior aspect of the neck of 5 years’ duration. The rash was...
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Multiple Fingerlike Projections on the Leg
A 61-year-old man presented with painful skin growths on the right pretibial region of several months’ duration. The patient reported pain due to...
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Focal Palmoplantar Keratoderma and Gingival Keratosis Caused by a KRT16 Mutation
Focal palmoplantar keratoderma and gingival keratosis (FPGK) is a rare autosomal-dominant syndrome featuring focal, pressure-related, painful...
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Fungated Eroded Plaque on the Arm
A 39-year-old man from Ohio presented with a tender, 10×6-cm, fungated, eroded plaque on the right medial upper arm that developed over the last 4...
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Erythematous Papules on the Ears
A 53-year-old man with a history of atopic dermatitis presented with pain and redness of the lobules of both ears of 9 months’ duration. He lived...