Dermatopathology

Dermpath Diagnosis

Tender Soft Tissue Mass on the Base of the Neck

Author:
Ania Henning, MD
Stephen Wall, DO
Amy Deeken, MD
Silvia Verde de Peralta, MD

A 47-year-old man presented with a tender soft tissue mass on the upper back with increasing discomfort over the last 4 weeks. He noted that he...

Photo Challenge

Telangiectatic Patch on the Forehead

Author:
Katelyn Shea, MD
Joseph Pierson, MD
Deborah L. Cook, MD

A 67-year-old man presented with a 2.5-cm, asymptomatic, plum-colored telangiectatic patch on the right side of the forehead of several months’...

Dermpath Diagnosis

Painful Papules on the Arms

Author:
Dillon D. Clarey, MD
Scott R. Lauer, MD
Jennifer L. Adams, MD

A 36-year-old woman presented with multiple new-onset, firm, tender, subcutaneous papules and nodules involving the upper arms and shoulders.

Case Letter

Lichen Sclerosus of the Eyelid

Author:
Christopher T. Shah, MD
James W. Mandell, MD, PhD
Maria Kirzhner, MD

Lichen sclerosus is not confined to only the anogenital area and can affect the face in rare cases.

Dermpath Diagnosis

Irritated Pigmented Plaque on the Scalp

Author:
Venkata Anisha Guda, BS
Sara E. Chapman, MD
Justin P. Bandino, MD

A 49-year-old man with light brown skin and no history of skin cancer presented with a pruritic lesion on the scalp of 3 years’ duration. Physical...

Dermpath Diagnosis

Depressed Shiny Scars and Crusted Erosions

Author:
Christina Dai, MD
Alison E. Seline, MD
Olayemi Sokumbi, MD

A 9-year-old girl presented with unexplained burning pain on the face, hands, and feet of 3 years' duration. Physical examination showed depressed...

Dermpath Diagnosis

Woody Erythematous Induration on the Posterior Neck

Author:
Yasser Faraj, DO
Taylor Gray, DO
Krina Chavda, DO
George Gibbons, MD
Richard Miller, DO

A 39-year-old white woman with a medical history of type 1 diabetes mellitus and rheumatoid arthritis presented to the dermatology clinic with...

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