Dermatopathology

Environmental Dermatology

Aquatic Antagonists: Cutaneous Sea Urchin Spine Injury

Author:

Clifford Hsieh, MD

Erica R. Aronson, MD

Arlene M. Ruiz de Luzuriaga, MD, MPH

Injuries from sea urchin spines are commonly seen in coastal regions with high levels of participation in water activities. Although these...

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Photo Challenge

Crusted Plaque in the Umbilicus

Author:

Mona Malakouti, MS

Bonnie Koo, MD

Marit Kreidel, MD

A 74-year-old man presented to our outpatient dermatology clinic with an asymptomatic umbilical lesion of unknown duration. The patient believed...

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Photo Challenge

Blaschkoid Unilateral Patch on the Chest

Author:

Ersilia M. DeFilippis, MD

Garrett Desman, MD

George I. Varghese, MD

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Case Letter

Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis and the Risk for Malignancy

Author:

Shelley H. Fox, FNP

Dirk M. Elston, MD

To the Editor:Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare autosomal-recessive genodermatosis characterized by widespread infection with...

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Case Letter

Diagnosis of a Rapidly Growing Preauricular Nodule: Chondroid Syringoma or Pleomorphic Adenoma?

Author:

Ashika Odhav, MD

Chirag Odhav, BA

Satish Odhav, MD

To the Editor:Chondroid syringoma is a rare benign mixed tumor that originates from the sweat glands, typically presenting with both epithelial...

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Case Reports

Bullous Pemphigoid Associated With a Lymphoepithelial Cyst of the Pancreas

Author:

Preston W. Chadwick, MD

Francis R. Spitz, MD

Daniel M. Kwa, MD

Waine C. Johnson, MD

Warren R. Heymann, MD

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an acquired, autoimmune, subepidermal blistering disorder. A possible paraneoplastic association has been suggested;...

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Dermpath Diagnosis

Pruritic Papules on the Scalp and Arms

Author:

Pooja Chitgopeker, MBChB

Michael Lehrer, MD

Matthew J. Landherr, MD

Vincent Liu, MD

A 60-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of itchy bumps on the scalp and arms. He also noticed some patches of hair loss in these areas...

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Coding

The Proposed Rule and Payments for 2017: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Author:

Daniel M. Siegel, MD, MS

Just as Charlie Brown looks forward to the coming of the Great Pumpkin each Halloween, those of us who dance in the minefields of payment policy...

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Case Reports

Development of Bullous Pemphigoid in a Patient With Psoriasis and Metabolic Syndrome

Author:

Anna Lesniewska, MD

Agnieszka Kalinska-Bienias, MD, PhD

Cezary Kowalewski, MD, PhD

Robert Schwartz, MD, PhD

Katarzyna Wozniak, MD, PhD

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease that most commonly affects adults older than 60 years, whereas psoriasis...

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Case Reports

Metastatic Crohn Disease Clinically Reminiscent of Erythema Nodosum on the Right Leg

Author:

Hyun Chul Park, MD

Hyun Woo Kim, MD

Chan Gum Park, MD, PhD

Joo Yeon Ko, MD, PhD

Cutaneous manifestations are well-recognized complications of Crohn disease (CD) that can be divided into disease-specific and reactive conditions...

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