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Pearly Pink Chest Lesions

Alok Vij, MD;Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

December 2nd 2015

Can you identify the 2 slowly expanding growths on the chest of this 68-year-old man?

Elbow Erosions

Alok Vij, MD;Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

November 27th 2015

A pruritic, scaly rash appeared on this 42-year-old man's elbows, knees, lower back, and buttocks. Can you ID?

Comedonal Inflammatory Acne

Alok Vij, MD;Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

April 7th 2015

New guidelines recommend benzoyl peroxide for most patients with comedonal acne and all patients with inflammatory acne-especially those who receive a topical or oral antibiotic as therapy, in whom it can prevent antibiotic resistance.

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Alok Vij, MD;Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

April 6th 2015

Would Mohs surgery be indicated for this 68-year-old man?

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Alok Vij, MD;Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

January 7th 2015

Patients with dermatitis herpetiformis should be referred for consultation with a gastroenterologist for evaluation and follow-up.

Herpes-Associated Erythema Multiforme

Alok Vij, MD;Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

December 5th 2014

This self-limited albeit recurrent condition is often triggered by antigenic stimuli, including infections, most often HSV, and medications.

Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Alok Vij, MD;Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

September 11th 2014

Allergic contact dermatitis is common, can be debilitating for patients, and may mimic other dermatoses.

Necrobiosis Lipoidica (Diabeticorum)

Alok Vij, MD;Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD

July 15th 2014

The asymptomatic atrophic brown plaques on this woman’s legs were diagnosed as necrobiosis lipoidica. The differential diagnosis included lupus erythematosus and granuloma annulare.