Dermatology Quiz
Acral blisters with arthritis
Over two months, a woman developed nonpruritic blisters and fragile skin on the dorsal surfaces of her hands. These developed after commencing naproxen for arthritis.
Tense blisters with IgA deposits
A woman, post cardiac surgery, develops large blisters from urticarial lesions on her palms and soles after receiving vancomycin and ciprofloxacin for a postsurgical wound infection.
Itchy blisters on exposed skin
A woman presents with a two-week history of pruritic blisters, at various stages of evolution, over her limbs.
An inflamed solar lentigo
A 65-year-old man presents with a recently inflamed, dusky red-brown lesion on his chest that displayed multiple freckles and solar lentigines.
A persistent red papule on the thigh
A 54-year-old man presented with a longstanding, symmetrical, small, red papule on his thigh that had not grown and was asymptomatic.
Split, atrophic nails with a pterygium
A 58-year-old woman presents with atrophic and split fingernails, partially covered by a web of tissue.
Parasites harvested from the skin
A 53-year-old woman presents with crawling sensations and an excoriation on her forehead. She brings a sample of the ‘parasites’ she says she has extracted from the lesion.
Persistent eroded lip in a young man
A 29-year-old man presents with a persistent eroded and indurated plaque on his lower lip which has not responded to topical treatments.
A young man with a patchy beard
A 24-year-old man presents with progressive loss of his beard hair in patches.
Nodular lesion with pustules on the index finger
A 23-year-old tropical fish fancier presents with a nodular lesion on his finger which has not responded to antibiotics.