October 02, 1999
A 37-year-old black man was referred for dermatologic consultation pertaining to a pending legal proceeding.
October 02, 1999
A 16-year-old high school wrestler developed an acute, pruritic eruption involving both arms and a small portion of the chest.
October 02, 1999
A recently married 24-year-old black man was brought (reluctantly) by his wife for consultation regarding the perpetual "dirt" on his back.
October 02, 1999
A 16-year-old black girl complained of a gradually worsening facial eruption. She had been assured by her family physician that this was caused by an allergy to soap; she applied over-the-counter 1% hydrocortisone cream daily.
October 02, 1999
An intensely itchy dermatosis developed on the back of a 30-year-old Saudi Arabian renal transplant patient. The patient had never before experienced a similar eruption. He was taking prednisone and azathioprine to prevent transplant organ rejection, as well as amoxicillin for an upper respiratory tract infection.