Skin Diseases

Summer brings sunburn, chemical exposure, allergies, and heat-related ills. Catch up on recent research on some of the unpleasant syndromes of summer.

A 68-year-old woman presents with a new 6-mm nodule with central ulceration and a rolled border on the right cheek. What's your diagnosis? How would you treat?

Patient claims pruritic full-body rash is from a course of vancomycin. Is he correct? Could it be something else?

A 14-year-old with an odd facial rash has vocal outbursts at school, especially when teased and at home when stressed. What’s wrong? Your Dx?

Patient is 54 y/o man; the cough has been present for 2 weeks, the rash on the lower extremities for 2 months; the rash is getting worse. What's your dx?

Two young girls present with nearly identical forehead lesions and mild alopecia. Do you recognize these signs? Can you Dx?

Test your visual diagnostic skills with an up-close look at 3 papulosquamous rashes and see if you can make a Dx match.

Three cases of lesions often seen in primary care, 2 seen in uncommon locations. Test your visual diagnostic skills.

Three siblings share a scaly, lizard-like rash. Neither parent has the condition. What do you think this could be?

Guttate and other psoriasis may be confused with other rashes and skin lesions. Scratch the surface of your knowledge with this crash quiz.