Dermatology

  • Plexiform neurofibroma
    Satvinder Singh Bakshi, MS, DNB
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2016, 83 (11) 792; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16002

    A 19-year-old woman presented with diffuse swelling on her neck and face that had been growing gradually for 12 years.

  • Eruptive xanthoma: Warning sign of systemic disease
    Gillian Roga, MD and Madhukhara Jithendriya, DNB
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2016, 83 (10) 715-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15126

    Initial laboratory testing showed a triglyceride level of 5,742 mg/dL.

  • Skin findings associated with nutritional deficiencies
    Fabrizio Galimberti, MD, PhD and Natasha A. Mesinkovska, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2016, 83 (10) 731-739; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15061

    Reviewing the dermatologic effects of defi ciencies of zinc and vitamins A, B2, B3, B6, and C.

  • A man with HIV and papules and nodules on the knees
    Ana M. Victoria-Martínez, MD, Laura Cubells-Sánchez, MD, Lorena Martínez-Leborans, MD, José L Sánchez-Carazo, PhD and Víctor Alegre De Miquel, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2016, 83 (9) 641-642; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15128

    Erythema elevatum diutinum may be confused with Sweet syndrome, Kaposi sarcoma, or bacillary angiomatosis.

  • Measles: More than the rash (May 2016)
    Burke A. Cunha, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2016, 83 (8) 555-556; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.08003

    Readers comment on recognizing the signs of measles (May 2016)

  • Advanced-stage calciphylaxis: Think before you punch
    Arsha Sreedhar, MD, Hina A. Sheikh, MD, Charles J. Scagliotti, MD, FACS and Ranjit Nair, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2016, 83 (8) 562-564; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15103

    Biopsy can cause or worsen ulceration at the incision site, increasing the risk of infection and sepsis.

  • Geographic tongue
    Ceena Neena Jacob, MD, Teny Mathew John, MD, DNB and R. Jayaprakash, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2016, 83 (8) 565-566; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14011

    Although striking, the lesion is benign and self-limiting and rarely warrants further investigation.

  • A serpiginous, itchy rash on the foot
    Elisabeth Gómez Moyano, MD, PhD, Leandro Martinez Pilar, MD, Sara Bjerg Simonsen, MD and Angel Vera-Casaño, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 494-495; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15110

    Cutaneous larva migrans is caused by helminth larvae, usually parasites of the small intestines of cats and dogs.

  • Multiple linear subcutaneous nodules
    Gitesh U. Sawatkar, MD, Dipankar De, MD, Uma Nahar Saikia, MD and Sanjeev Handa, MD, FRCP (EDIN)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 414-416; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15058

    A 34-year-old woman has an asymptomatic swelling on her foot that has been slowly growing for 15 years.

  • Whiplash-shaped acute rash
    Lidia Maroñas-Jiménez, MD, Alejandro Lobato-Berezo, MD, Ramon Pigem, MD, Diana Menis, MD and Sara Palencia-Pérez, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 417-418; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15062

    The rash appeared suddenly 2 days after the patient ate Chinese food.

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