Atypical Lymphocytic Infiltrate

Presented by:Ron Yaar, Boston University Skin Path and D.J. ElpernAbstract:  50 yo man with few month history of an asymptomatic nodule on the scalp.HPI: This 50 yo man has had a slowly enlarging tumor of the mid parietal scalp for three to four months.  No other similar lesions.  He has Type II diabetes and hypertension.  Meds: furosemide, metformin, Diovan, atenolol.O/E: 15/6/2010  6-7 mm papule w/o diagnostic features...

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Facial Excoriations in a 22 yo woman

Presented by Dr. Euan CoigThe Pass, ManitobaAbstract:  Twenty-two yo homemaker with three to four year history of excoriations on face, arms and chest.HPI:  This woman's chief complaint was "itching and pimples."  She grew up in a dysfunctional family ~ 100 miles from where she now lives .  Her father was an alcoholic who was physically and verbally abusive to her mother, her younger sister and herself.  She denies sexual...

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