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Fitzpatrick Skin Type III female with exquisitely tender, brownish-red, poorly demarcated, subcutaneous nodules on the bilateral anterior shins.
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Erythema Nodosum in an Adolescent Following Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis
03/08/2026
Romina Garakani, BS; Zane Sejdiu, BS; Hannah Kahn, BS; Aspen Trautz, MD; Blake E. Brooks, MD, MS; Mary M. Braden, MD; Farhaan Hafeez, MD; Andrew C. Krakowski, MD
A 15-year-old adolescent girl with Fitzpatrick Skin Type III presented to dermatology with a 3-week history of tender, brownish-red, poorly demarcated, subcutaneous nodules on the bilateral anterior shins. ...
03/08/2026
Photo Quiz
Pink, erythematous and edematous plaques with yellow to light brown exudate and crusts involving the forehead, bilateral cheeks and left periorbital skin.
Photo Quiz
Facial Swelling and Linear Vesicles in a Pediatric Patient
03/05/2026
Julia A. Vaichekauskas, 2d Lt, USAF, MSC; Russell Newkirk, MD; A. Yasmine Kirkorian, MD
A 9-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with a facial eruption that emerged following a weekend camping trip. Four days after the trip, the patient developed a progressively worsening rash...
03/05/2026
Photoclinic
This image shows the patient’s back with 1.8 cm hemorrhagic plaque with central vesicles
Photoclinic
Disseminated Herpes Zoster: A “Can’t Miss” Diagnosis
02/22/2026
Aspen Trautz, MD; Sarah Ahmed, MD; Claire Rose Kissinger, BS; Carla Shiller, MD; Mary M. Braden, MD
A 65-year-old woman presented to the dermatology clinic with ecchymotic lesions that had started 10 days prior in various areas, including the right lower back, right heel, central abdomen, and left...
02/22/2026
What's Your Diagnosis?
The patient presented with a rash that started on her abdomen, but spread to her face as well as her shins, groin, wrists, and arms.
What's Your Diagnosis?
A Challenging Case of Recalcitrant Facial and Disseminated Rash in a Patient with Autoimmune Comorbidities
02/21/2026
Nabeel Ahmad, MD, MS Ed; Preeti Tekchandani, PA; Thomas N. Helm, MD
A 35-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, chronic urticaria, asthma, Hashimoto thyroiditis, and recurring seizures presented to dermatology with a 3-month rash. ...
02/21/2026
What's Your Diagnosis?
A lesion on the scalp of a 4-month-old infant is shown.
What's Your Diagnosis?
A Bald Spot on an Infant's Scalp
02/14/2026
Nadeen Awada, BS; Michelle L. Gallagher, DO
A healthy 4-month-old infant girl presented to the clinic with her mother after the mother noticed the infant scratching an itchy rash on her torso.
02/14/2026
What's Your Diagnosis?
A 0.8 cm pink, dome-shaped papule with irregular borders on the right central zygoma
What's Your Diagnosis?
Growing Red Papule on a 13-Year-Old's Face: Should We Worry?
01/27/2026
Emily Cleary, BS; Michelle L. Gallagher, DO
A 13-year-old boy presented to the dermatologist with an irregular growth located on the right zygoma that had been present for at least 3 years.
01/27/2026
Photoclinic
The lesion displayed a central area of telangiectasia surrounded by a thin peripheral rim of pallor,
Photoclinic
Congenital Hemangioma: A Rare Vascular Tumor Fully Formed at Birth
01/06/2026
Anuja Sriparameswaran, MD
A male infant born at 40 weeks and 3 days’ gestation was delivered via cesarean section to a primigravida mother because of nonprogressive labor.
01/06/2026
What's Your Diagnosis?
Diffuse pink perifollicular papules on the chest.
What's Your Diagnosis?
Localized Papules in a Man with Weakness and Lightheadedness
01/02/2026
Dayna Gager, BA; Shantelle Griffith, MD; Thomas N. Helm, MD
A 67-year-old man presented after 3 weeks of generalized weakness, lightheadedness, and rash.
01/02/2026
Photoclinic
The patient presented with patches that were dark brown, thin, and symmetrically distributed.
Photoclinic
Hyperpigmented Plaques on the Extensor Surfaces
12/17/2025
Ella Tiller, BS; Russell Newkirk, MD; Ari Gelman, MD
A 59-year-old woman with Fitzpatrick skin type V presented to the dermatology clinic with symmetrically distributed brown plaques on the extensor surfaces of her knees, elbows, proximal interphalangeal...
12/17/2025
What's Your Diagnosis?
Fig. 2. Posterior left arm
What's Your Diagnosis?
An Unbothersome Rash
10/27/2025
Timothy Layne Counce, Jr., DO, MS; Jennifer Haile, MD; Brooke Bohn, MD
A 3 year-year-old previously healthy boy presents with a rash that abruptly appeared on his bilateral cheeks, upper arms, buttocks and extending slightly to his lower back and bilateral legs.
10/27/2025