Dermatologic Look-Alikes Articles

Cutaneous lesions

Damola A. Adegbenro, MD, and Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD August 01, 2010

Two patients present with similar cutaneous growths—one a series of ulcerative lesions on the lower leg, and the other a painless forearm lesion.
 

Patches of hair loss

Sean D. Doherty, MD July 01, 2010

Two boys with similar patches of hair loss—one developed six months ago, and the other had been present since birth.
 

Enlarging back and shoulder lesions

Stanley Chan, MD June 01, 2010

Two patients with enlarging lesions—one in a man with no history of skin cancer, and the other in a man with significant actinic damage
 

Red rashes on the lower legs

May 01, 2010

Two patients present with leg rashes. One rash developed after a woman started taking cefazolin, and the other featured the deposition of hemosiderin.
 

Hypopigmented patches on the body

Sean D. Doherty, MD April 01, 2010

Two young girls with hypopigmented patches—one on the right buttock, the other on the knees, fingers, and ankles.
 

Purple eruptions

Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD March 01, 2010

Two patients with purple lesions and no other abnormal skin findings.
 

Erythematous truncal plaques

Sean D. Doherty, MD February 04, 2010

Two patients with erythematous trunk plaques—the first developed eight months earlier, and the other 15 years ago.
 

Vesiculobullous eruptions

Stanley Chan, MD January 08, 2010

Two patients present with similar vesiculobullous eruptions. One was preceded by painful mouth sores, the other had no oral involvement.
 

Reminders of sun exposure

Laura Conley and Robert L. Buka, MD December 15, 2009

Sun exposure is the common link between these two conditions. Can you tell them apart?
 

Can you identify these similar scalp nodules?

Deborah J. Yang, MD December 01, 2009

Two women present with growing scalp nodules. One patient reported recent unintentional weight loss.
 
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