Nodular melanoma (NM) accounts for at least 50% of melanomas with a Breslow thickness >2 mm.
But what dermoscopic features can help us recognize NM before it becomes thick?
⬇️⬇️⬇️
A man in his mid-20s w/ long-standing HS (Hurley III) & recurrent nodules, sinus tracts, and abscesses of the axillae, groin, & buttocks was started on secukinumab (Cosentyx®️).
Four weeks after initiation, he developed painful, pruritic, symmetric erythematous scaly plaques w/ superficial sterile pustules limited to the palms & soles, without systemic sx or new exposures.
What’s the diagnosis❔
A quack convinced a 55-year-old man to take vitamin pills, quoting that replenishing cellular NAD⁺ could reverse aging. About an hour after taking the pills, he developed this rash.
Which vitamin caused this?
PS :This is a hypothetical scenario for teaching and learning purposes.
Image credit: Flush01.jpg by JBCH is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
A man in his 60s w/ a longstanding, tx-refractory inflammatory dermatosis was started on BIMZELX®️ (bimekizumab), w/ significant improvement of prior lesions. After the third dose, he developed new erythema, scaling, & widespread pustules on the palms & soles.
What’s the Dx❔
Among patients after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant, 5.5% were diagnosed with demodicosis, presenting as pruritic folliculocentric eruptions with characteristic sparing of periocular skin and scalp. https://t.co/szgK71a93S
70 F red leg plaque. Clinical ddx: psoriasis, eczema, cancer.
What buzzword finding is seen? Diagnosis?
Answer: https://t.co/1Nld2xiMWB
More pics: https://t.co/0Wfq1CTwN2.
#pathology#pathTwitter#dermpath#dermatology#dermtwitter
Carcinoma erisipeloide. Exantema en área de mastectomía por cáncer de mama, simulando celulitis. Se trata realmente de metástasis cutáneas del carcinoma previo. #Dermatology#Oncology
A 60-year-old man with progressive annular and polycyclic erythematous plaques with scaling at the border, sparing the face, palms, and soles.
What is the diagnosis ?
#Causes#MedX#MEDHM@IhabFathiSulima
A new twin study has strengthened the link between tattoos and cancer risk.
For tattoos larger than a palm:
🔺 137% higher risk of skin cancer (HR = 2.37)
🩸 173% higher risk of lymphoma (HR = 2.73)
Let’s break it down 🧵 1/11