Dime-Sized, Red, Scaly Patch: Your Dx?

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A 58-year-old man asks about this painless lesion on his left third digit. It does not itch, burn, or sting and there are no other similar lesions. He had a history of basal cell carcinoma on the arm and several more recent actinic keratoses on his scalp. What’s your diagnosis?

A 58-year-old man asks about this painless lesion on his left third digit. It does not itch, burn, or sting and there are no other similar lesions. He had a history of basal cell carcinoma on the arm and several more recent actinic keratoses on his scalp.

What’s your diagnosis?

A. Psoriasis
B. Eczema
C. Verruca
D. Bowen disease

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