Gluteal Abscess

Abstract: 94 yo man with gluteal abscess.HPI:  The patient is a 94 yo man in fair general health.  Hi has chronic pruritus of "Willan's Itch" and has been on prednisone 10 mg daily for a year to control his intractable pruritus.  He sits for hours per day because of a tendon tear around the left knee that severely restricts ambulation.  His mental status is fair.  He has no marked dementia, but has slowed down in the past...

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Whose Nose Needs Mohs?

Abstract:  77 yo woman with 5 mo history of pigmented macule on noseHPI:  77 yo woman in fair general health with 5 mo history of evolving lesion on bridge of nose.O/E: 1.5 x1.0 macule with slight play of color bridge nose.Clinical photos: Arrows show original biopsy sites.Biopsies:1) 2 x 3 mm punch bx taken from areas indicated by arrows.  "Mild to moderate atypical melanaocytic hyperplasia with focal pagetoid spread.2) Incisional...

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Scald-like Eruption in a Newborn

Dr. Yogesh Jain from Ganiyari, Bilaspur  in Chhattisgarh, central India requests your help with this infant.The first two pics are of a 22 day old newborn girl who started developing erythematous lesions on the face, on arms and the abdomen at the age of 15 days and now has it for 7 days. After initial erythema, it darkens and becomes scald-like, as seen below. No blisters . No nail involvement . No feeding problem. No problem with hair....

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