Thomas J. Zuber, MD, MPH, MBA

December 31, 2006

An 18-month-old girl presents with a mass in the lateralupper right orbital area (lateral brow). The lesion can bepalpated beneath the eyelid just inside the lateral aspect ofthe orbital rim. The lesion does not appear to interferewith the girl’s vision. The extraocular movements all appearnormal and, grossly, the child appears to visualizenormally with her right eye. CT reveals a well-circumscribed,cystic mass without bony involvement or deep intracranialextension.

April 01, 2006

Pyoderma gangrenosum is frequentlyassociated with systemic diseases,such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’sdisease (Table). The occurrence of theskin ulcers does not necessarily correlatewith the activity of the underlyingdisorder.

September 14, 2005

The mother of this 8-day-old newborn was concerned about the multiple white lesions scattered over the baby's face. Most of the tiny spots were clustered on the nose.