Dermatology Clinic Articles

Painful tightening 
of the skin on the legs

Michael Sonabend, MD March 01, 2010

A 62-year-old man with a painful erythematous rash on the shins
 

Atrophic rash in a 
patient with hepatitis C

Laura McGevna, MD, and Robert Scott Nelson, MD March 01, 2010

Plaques develop on the face, trunk, and hands of a man with hepatitis C.
 

Pressure-induced bumps and erythema

Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH February 04, 2010

A man presents with complaints of itchy and uncomfortable red bumps on his skin at sites of pressure. The lesions typically dissipated after one hour.
 

Topical treatment turns ulcer pruritic

Rajani Katta, MD, and Vijayalaxmi Anusuri, MBBS February 04, 2010

A woman develops severe itching and burning two days after application of topical bacitracin and a compression bandage to a venous stasis ulcer.
 

Cold blue fingers in a Coloradan

Travis W. Vandergriff, MD, Kinberly M. Neyman, MD, and Brian Dwinnell, MD January 06, 2010

After moving to Colorado, a woman notices painful blue discoloration of her fingers on exposure to the cold.
 

White areas on the face of a teenager

Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH January 06, 2010

Fearing a bacterial infection, a teenager seeks treatment for white facial patches.
 

Persistent plaque with severe intermittent pruritus

By Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH December 15, 2009

Intermittent itching accompanies a persistent leg plaque.
 

Nonhealing painless ulcer on the sole

Michael L. Sonabend, MD, Nicholas R. Snavely, MD, and Sylvia Hsu, MD December 10, 2009

For three years, the patient lived with an enlarging painless ulcer on the sole of his foot. The lesion occasionally drained liquid but never became red or tender.
 

Brown bumps that evolved into verrucous plaques

Mandy Harting, MD December 10, 2009

The asymptomatic rash on a young woman's chest and back appeared to be spreading. Hyperpigmented papules had become larger verrucous plaques.
 

Tongue plaque with offensive odor

Robert L. Buka, md November 10, 2009

The patient is concerned about a recent increase in his foul-smelling tongue discoloration.
 

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