Skin Diseases

Bites from various bugs can resemble one another and cause symptoms similar to those of a variety of disorders. Test your knowledge in this week's photo quiz.

Basal cell carcinoma often has a distinct appearance: a waxy bump that is pearly or translucent, with a rolled border is classic. But its appearance can raise suspicion for other conditions-mainly melanoma. Here are some examples of typical and atypical BCCs.

A wide range of disorders show up in the feet, and patients often turn to their primary care physician to find the diagnosis. This week's photo quiz offers several presentations to test your knowledge.

What strategy will you choose to help cure this woman’s local rash?

How much do you know about cephalic tetanus? Perioperative hypotension? PCOS? Take this week’s test and see if you can answer these 5 questions.

6 sexually transmitted infections-6 decisions. Test your skills.

Do you suspect this hard nodule to be a melanoma?

Has this teen been abused? Cast your votes and see if you’ve answered this and the 4 other questions in this week’s quiz correctly.

The differential diagnosis consists of psoriasis, wart, eczema, squamous cell carcinoma in situ, and prurigo nodularis. What’s your diagnosis?

Multiple itchy red bumps on a man’s ankles; relative contraindications to lumbar puncture; stroke in an addict. . . 5 more questions for you to test the breadth of your clinical knowledge.

This long-standing papule has been slowly enlarging. Its pearly translucence suggests a skin cancer. What's your impression?

Conditions unique to women are relatively well known. But, are you familiar with the range of diseases that affect both sexes but are seen more often in women? This week’s photo quiz tests your knowledge of a variety of disorders you’ll find more often in your female patients.

Which of these GI and skin lesions should you worry about most? Is rhabdomyolysis usually the result of infection? See how well you do with this week’s questions. . .

These wounds occurred when this 77-year-old woman fell when chasing her dog. Such wounds-a combination of ecchymoses and erosion caused by blunt and sheering forces on fragile skin-are common in the elderly, even after relatively mild trauma. Simple interventions will promote healing.

Angiofibromas and neoplasms? CRP as a marker of depression? Colorectal metastases? Can you answer all 5 of this week's questions?

Patients often present with skin lesions that are suggestive of skin cancer. Is it or isn’t it? This week’s photo quiz tests your knowledge of several possible cancerous presentations.

Skin eruptions, MS risk, and a pain in the back: 5 new questions-your Dxs?

Spider bite? Virus? Inflammatory disease? Or, something else?

The differential diagnostic possibilities for this tender nodule included hypertrophic actinic keratosis, keratoacanthoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and verruca. The possibility of squamous cell carcinoma dictated removal with histologic examination.

Finger disorders may be caused by an injury or may result from another disorder, and it’s often hard to tell what happened. This week’s photo quiz tests your ability to recognize a variety of common problems.

Chicken pox? Lupus? Impetigo? Your dx?

Rash, lumps, and bumps; extra GI IBD; and smoking: can you answer these 5 questions?

Rashes, like children, come in all shapes and sizes, and they have a variety of causes, ranging from infection to allergic reaction. This week’s photo quiz tests your knowledge of skin conditions in younger patients.

Is the nail dystrophy secondary to trauma, or something else?

This week's quiz questions challenge you to dive below the skin’s surface to come up with the correct answers.

Chalk these lesions up to trauma?

This week’s questions cover a range of disorders-from infectious disease to GI problems, to HIV/AIDS. See how well you do . . .

An asymptomatic bump; IBD and celiac disease; a gradually expanding spot .... test your clinical skills on a range of disorders in this week's quiz.

Add skin health to the list of medical conditions that are affected by poor sleep. Sun protection should be emphasized in skin care.

The eyes may be "windows to the soul," but they also provide a look at your patients’ overall health and clues to specific disorders. This week’s photo essay will test your ability to identify eye-related problems.