Alok Vij, MD

Articles by Alok Vij, MD

Pearly Pink Chest Lesions

ByAlok Vij, MD,Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

December 2nd 2015

Can you identify the 2 slowly expanding growths on the chest of this 68-year-old man?

Elbow Erosions

ByAlok Vij, MD,Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

November 27th 2015

A pruritic, scaly rash appeared on this 42-year-old man's elbows, knees, lower back, and buttocks. Can you ID?

Comedonal Inflammatory Acne

ByAlok Vij, MD,Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

April 7th 2015

New guidelines recommend benzoyl peroxide for most patients with comedonal acne and all patients with inflammatory acne-especially those who receive a topical or oral antibiotic as therapy, in whom it can prevent antibiotic resistance.

Basal Cell Carcinoma

ByAlok Vij, MD,Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

April 6th 2015

Would Mohs surgery be indicated for this 68-year-old man?

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

ByAlok Vij, MD,Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

January 7th 2015

Patients with dermatitis herpetiformis should be referred for consultation with a gastroenterologist for evaluation and follow-up.

Herpes-Associated Erythema Multiforme

ByAlok Vij, MD,Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

December 5th 2014

This self-limited albeit recurrent condition is often triggered by antigenic stimuli, including infections, most often HSV, and medications.

Allergic Contact Dermatitis

ByAlok Vij, MD,Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

September 11th 2014

Allergic contact dermatitis is common, can be debilitating for patients, and may mimic other dermatoses.

Necrobiosis Lipoidica (Diabeticorum)

ByAlok Vij, MD,Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

July 15th 2014

The asymptomatic atrophic brown plaques on this woman’s legs were diagnosed as necrobiosis lipoidica. The differential diagnosis included lupus erythematosus and granuloma annulare.