Rare Diseases
Fast Facts for Board Review
AIDS Infectious Dermatoses
As part of our commitment to resident education, Cutis is excited to offer this monthly section with board-relevant, easy-to-review...
Blog
Old Concept, New Drug: Topical Application of Systemic Antineoplastic Agent to Treat Skin Cancer
In a June 29 article published online in Molecular Carcinogenesis, Fenton et al demonstrated that topical dasatinib treatment of UVB-...
Photo Challenge
What Is Your Diagnosis? Cutaneous B-cell Lymphoma
A 59-year-old white man presented with 2 large erythematous lesions on the right side of the chest wall that had gradually progressed over the...
Photo Challenge
Erythematous Seropurulent Ulcerations
A 34-year-old male veteran who was otherwise healthy presented with multiple ulcerated skin lesions on the left arm and forearm as well as the...
News
Focus lands on kinase fusions in Spitz tumors
Key clinical point: Kinase fusions are common in Spitz neoplasms and may serve as therapeutic targets. Major finding: Kinase fusions were...
Blog
Dermatologic Complications From Sojourns Abroad
Global travel has become ubiquitous for recreational, occupational, educational, humanitarian, and other purposes. For this reason, those who...
Pediatric Dermatology
Congenital Candidiasis: An Uncommon Skin Eruption Presenting at Birth
We present the case of a preterm neonate who was born with respiratory distress and a papulovesicular rash that was diagnosed as congenital...
Article
Primary Cutaneous Candida tropicalis Infection in a Patient With B-Cell Lymphoma
We report the case of a 61-year-old man with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who presented with a tender skin lesion on the left side of the flank...
Case Letter
Granulomatous Mycosis Fungoides With Clinical Features of Granulomatous Slack Skin
Granulomatous slack skin (GSS) and granulomatous mycosis fungoides (GMF) are rare diseases that exhibit overlapping histologic features; thus...
Photo Challenge
What Is Your Diagnosis? Old World Leishmaniasis
A 22-year-old man who was an army veteran presented with a persistent, tender, ulcerated plaque on the right bicep of 4 months’ duration.
Case Letter
A Prolonged Incubation Period in Zosteriform Leishmania panamensis
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by protozoan parasites from the genus Leishmania. Disease capabilities arise when sand flies...