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Atretic Cephalocele With Hypertrichosis

Author:
Jameson T. Loyal, MD
Emily Farrell, MD
Joseph C. Pierson, MD

Atretic cephalocele is a rare diagnosis occurring on the scalp as a nodule with an overlying hair tuft or alopecia with or without a hair collar...

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Sunburn Purpura

Author:
Jameson T. Loyal, MD
Nicholas R. Sinclair, MD
Jeremy M. Hugh, MD
Deborah L. Cook, MD
Joseph C. Pierson, MD

To the Editor: Chronic UV exposure has been linked to increased skin fragility and the development of purpuric lesions, a benign condition known...

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Firm Gray Nodule on the Scalp

Author:
Patrick M. Benson, MD
Gretchen W. Frieling, MD
Joseph C. Pierson, MD
Christine H. Weinberger, MD

A 78-year-old woman presented with a firm lump on the posterior vertex of the scalp of more than 1 year’s duration. She denied pain, bleeding,...

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Toe Nodule Obliterating the Nail Bed

Author:
Julia G. Hobson, MD
Jefferson T. Hunt, DO
Joseph C. Pierson, MD

A generally healthy 30-year-old man presented with a 3-cm exophytic, yellowish red, subungual nodule of the left great toe of 1 year’s duration...