Case Studies

CASE STUDIES

Case Studies

Case Study: Nodules on the Arm and Leg

By

Emily Burns, BA

Christopher Rizk, MD

Ariella Noorily, BA

Publish Date June 13, 2019

A 67-year-old man presents with 2 nodules on his elbow.

Case Studies

Cutis Rhomboidalis

By

Joe Monroe, MPAS, PA

Publish Date May 30, 2019

A 78-year-old man presented with thickened, heavily lined skin on his posterior neck that had been present for an indeterminate period of time.

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Multiple Erythematous, Scaly Plaques

By

Ariella Noorily, BA

Publish Date May 17, 2019

Case 1 A 38-year-old man presents to the clinic complaining of numerous pruritic lesions on his right lower extremity. He claims that all of the lesions appeared within the past 3 months. He denies similar occurrence and reports no history of skin conditions, although he states that his mother often breaks out in a “rash”…

Case Studies

Lower Extremity Swelling and Rash

Publish Date April 3, 2019

Case 1 A 58-year-old obese African American man with congestive heart failure presents with swelling and lesions on his lower extremities. He first noticed the swelling 2 years earlier, and several painless, wart-like lesions have developed over the past few months. He reports having had a few skin infections in the same region for which…

General Dermatology

Widespread Erythematous Rash

By

Sirus Jesudasen, BS; Joan Fernandez, BA; Christopher Rizk, MD

Publish Date January 8, 2019

In Case 1, a 24-year-old man presents to his primary care physician with complaints of new-onset sore throat and fatigue. In Case 2, a 50-year-old man presents to an urgent care clinic complaining of a fast-developing pruritic rash after being stung by a wasp.

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Case Study: Asymptomatic Hyperpigmented Plaques

By

Jay Patel, BS; Joan Fernandez, BS; Christopher Rizk, MD

Publish Date October 29, 2018

A patient presents with asymptomatic hyperpigmented plaques on the neck and upper trunk that have persisted for several weeks despite rigorous scrubbing with soap and water.

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Case Report: Unusual Combined Merkel, Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ

By

Fasiha Syed, BS, German Treyger, DO, Chelsea Duggan, DO, Stephen Olsen, MD, Steven Grekin, DO

Publish Date August 16, 2018

Investigators report a rare case of combined Merkel cell and squamous cell carcinoma confined almost exclusively to the epidermis.

CLINICAL CHALLANGES

Derm Dx: Flesh-Colored, Polypoid Lesion on the Abdomen

Derm Dx: Asymptomatic Filiform Plaque on the Scalp

Case Challenge: Painless, Erythematous Rash on the Lower Extremities

Derm Dx: Multiple Itchy Plaques on the Trunk and Extremities

Derm Dx: Can You Diagnose This Patient’s Nasal Condition?