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Why Does This Newborn Have Brittle Hair and Parchment-Like Skin?

Genetic testing helps identify this rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis

Jun 26, 2023
A computer rendering of hair follicles.
Why Did Older Man Develop Itchy, Full-Body Rash?

Here's how the medical team diagnosed and treated the rare inflammatory skin disorder

Jun 22, 2023
A photo of a man’s torso affected by erythroderma.
Elderly Farmer Experiences Strange Abdominal Rash and GI Symptoms

Moral of the story: don't walk barefoot in the fields

May 08, 2023
A photo of a senior woman laying in bed grimacing and holding her stomach.
Diabetes Patient Develops Large Blisters, Macules on Lower Leg

Is infection, injury, or diabetic dermopathy responsible?

Apr 10, 2023
A photo of a man with large blisters on his foot.
Solitary Penile Ulcer Could Signal Various Sexually Transmitted Infections

PCR testing reveals an unusual presentation of an increasingly common disease

Apr 03, 2023
A computer rendering of an mpox lesion and an mpox virus.
Cases of Bald Spots After Regular Use of Detangling Hairbrushes

A report of three cases of trichomalacia in young women

Mar 20, 2023
A photo of a shocked-looking woman looking at the hair on her brush.
Strange Asymptomatic Rash Affects Young Man With Obesity for 2 Years

Diagnosis implicates high triglycerides as a contributor

Mar 13, 2023
 A photo of a man scratching his back which has computer rendered papules on it.
What Caused a Mysterious Grayish Tongue Plaque in a Healthy Man?

Man presented with irregular gray-white ulcers on the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils

Feb 13, 2023
A photo of a young male physician inspecting the tongue of a mature man.
Woman Seeks Answers After 3 Years of Painful Genital Ulcers

Histopathology reveals a disease most often seen in young children

Jan 30, 2023
A photo of a woman in a gynecological chair.
What Caused a Man to Develop Friable Bleeding Nodules on His Arms and Hips?

The cause lies in a lengthy history of cancer treatment, confirmed by histopathology analysis

Jan 23, 2023
A photo composite of a man with arm sores.
Middle-Age Woman Presents With Very Itchy Annular Papules on Extremities

The rare condition resolved without treatment about 6 months after diagnosis

Dec 12, 2022
A photo of a mature woman with a rash on her elbow.
What's Behind Boy's Bullous Skin Lesions After Flu Symptoms?

Mycoplasma pneumonia identified as the culprit in this case of RIME

Nov 28, 2022
A photo of a boy with reddened eyelids blowing his nose
Ocular Lesions in Man With Monkeypox and COVID-19

Guidance on treating ocular symptoms of monkeypox is currently lacking

Nov 10, 2022
A photo of a young adult male having his eye examined at an ophthalmology clinic.
Pebbled Skin and Excessive Hair Growth on a 5-Year-Old's Back

Just two of the multiple symptoms that began to emerge shortly after birth

Oct 24, 2022
A photo of a young boy with Hunter Syndrome.
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