Patients who do not respond to these measures should undergo patch testing to determine whether another antigen is causing or provoking the dermatitis. Without the use of patch testing, the…
Sweet’s syndrome that develops as a paraneoplastic process secondary to underlying leukemia should be treated with oral or intravenous steroids once an infectious process has been ruled out. This can…
The diagnosis in all these cases can be made based on patch testing. Chambers loaded with specific concentrations and amounts of known allergens are applied to the back of the…
Many other treatment options exist, including topical agents such as azelaic acid, adapalene, tazarotene, salicylic acid, and topical antibiotics. Oral medications that can be used include multiple oral antibiotics, spironolactone,…
Severe disease is rarely responsive to medical therapy. Surgical options remain the best therapeutic choice. The goal is to remove the abnormal skin and close the wound under as little…
Rare forms of acne include acne fulminans, acne conglobata, and acne aestivalis. Acne fulminans is seen almost exclusively in teenage boys. It is a form of severe cystic nodular acne…
Metastatic SCC of the skin should be treated with adjunctive radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, these therapies have not shown a clear survival benefit, and the key to treatment ultimately lies…
Treatment of malignancy-associated acanthosis nigricans is directed at the underlying malignancy. Removal of the tumor may result in complete resolution of the skin disease. Related posts: Skin Physiology—The Process of…
A few chronic dermatoses can predispose to the development of SCC, including lichen sclerosis et atrophicus, disseminated and superficial actinic porokeratosis, warts, discoid lupus, long-standing ulcers, and scars. Many genetic…
Histology: These tumors are derived from sebaceous glands and show a high degree of infiltrative growth. The tumor deeply invades the subcutaneous tissue; in the periocular area, it often invades…
