Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 14-year-old male presents to pediatric dermatology for evaluation of a new bump on his scalp. The patient’s ...

A 41-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presents with a solitary nodule on her lower left ankle. The lesion has been growing over the past several months. The patient first ...

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Diffuse erythematous papules A 3-year-old boy and 45-year-old man present separately to the dermatology clinic with similar looking erythematous rashes. Can you differentiate between the two? A boy ...

Fungal acne is caused by yeast clogging the skin's hair follicles. It can be confused with regular acne, but it tends to have small, itchy papules. Treatment may include anti-dandruff shampoo and oral ...

In my response to a related question, How Do I Differentiate Normal Aging of the Skin From Pathologic Conditions? I described some of the most common benign lesions that are encountered in geriatric ...

Case Findings: A 67-year-old man visited his dermatologist complaining of a rash that had developed over the past two weeks that caused intense pruritus. The small scaly papules were in a follicular ...

Human subjects were infected with Haemophilus ducreyi. All subjects developed papules and were randomized to treatment with a single dose of azithromycin (1 g) or ciprofloxacin (500 mg). At weekly ...

Pyogenic granulomas are noncancerous growths that may appear on the skin following skin injury or hormonal changes. Treatment may only be necessary if they bleed or are in sensitive areas. Pyogenic ...