Skin Diseases

A teen boy has tried everything for his "zits" without improvement. Take a close look at the eruption. Acne? Or, something else? Another Case Study from the Clinic.

How would you approach diagnosis of this widespread, nonpruritic rash? Lab work? Skin tests? Or will history and physical findings suffice?

Patient also has fever, fatigue, and nonpainful nodules with the rash, which is worse after exertion. What is your diagnosis?

Increasing fatigue and muscle weakness now keep this 7-year-old from interaction with her peers. Get the details and a closer look at the rash. Your Dx?

A teen athlete comes in for his preseason physical. Everything looks good until he lifts up his shirt.

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Self-treatment has done nothing to slow the progress of this lesion which the patient thought might be an insect bite at first. Your Dx?

Here are key clues: an intensely pruritic rash on the lower legs that developed within hours after the patient walked through a grassy field near a lake.

An up-close look and a short lesson on each of 7 dermatologic lumps and bumps. Would any of them give you cause for alarm?

A 13-year-old is teased at school because of several coin-sized shiny spots that have appeared on both shins and will not heal. Dx?