Ted Rosen, MD

March 26, 2012

A 58-year-old man presents for evaluation of a facial rash. He is convinced, from internet research, that he has systemic lupus erythematosus.

March 26, 2012

A 26-year-old African American woman was concerned about the gradual onset of mildly tender, but severely distressing facial lesions located on the face.

March 23, 2012

With no history of papulosquamous skin disease (eg, psoriasis), a solitary, well-demarcated, bright red scaly patch should suggest either superficial basal cell or in situ squamous cell carcinoma.

March 22, 2012

The husband of this 50-year-old obese woman noted that her back was discolored. Review of past medical history disclosed long-standing low back pain from partially herniated vertebral disks.

March 20, 2012

A 36-year-old woman notes the insidious onset of an asymptomatic lesion located on the scalp. Despite frequently hitting it with a comb or brush, it has never bled.

March 16, 2012

A 53-year-old woman felt the underwire in her bra stab the inframammary skin. She covered the ensuing shallow wound with antibiotic ointment under a bandage. The wound was slow to heal, and was ultimately replaced by a friable, oozing papule.

March 15, 2012

A 30-year-old woman rapidly developed an intensely pruritic eruption on both legs, that extended from the knees to the upper thighs.

March 10, 2012

An 82-year-old woman presents with a persistent “face sore,” which she ascribed to repeatedly and frequently blowing her nose during a recent upper respiratory infection.

March 09, 2012

A 32-year-old woman sought medical attention after noticing a change in the appearance of a mole on her leg.

March 08, 2012

A 26-year-old man cut the dorsum of his wrist on a coral formation while snorkeling in the Caribbean.