CME Posttests

 
 
 
 
 

Dermatology Digest

What caused this painful skin erosion?

May 15, 2012

A woman was referred to dermatology for evaluation of striking changes to the skin of both ankles, including star-shaped scarring and skin erosion.
 

A widespread rash that 
interfered with sleep

April 06, 2012

An older man complains of a persistent pruritic rash that began in the summer heat and was exacerbated by sweating.
 

A facial lesion concerns an at-risk patient

March 08, 2012

The lesion was asymptomatic, but the patient's history raised her own index of suspicion, not just the clinician's.
 

Lesions that continue to recur in the same place

February 08, 2012

An elderly woman seeks evaluation for skin lesions that recur so consistently that they occupy the same location episode after episode.
 

What is behind this postpartum puzzler?

January 10, 2012

A young mother has a healthy baby boy—and a new-onset vesicular, bullous rash that developed very quickly after the birth.
 

Nodules that developed months after treatment

, Daifullah Al Aboud, MD December 08, 2011

A travel history and biopsy results led to a quick diagnosis and successful treatment—until new lesions made their appearance.
 

How is this web space lesion best treated?

November 09, 2011

Deciding the best approach to a hard-to-monitor lesion of unknown duration required judgment based on both objective and subjective input.
 

Is this edema and firming of the skin a severe sign?

October 11, 2011

This female patient experiences a series of unusual changes on the skin of both her hands: edema, whitening and pain in the fingertips, and cyanosis.
 

What caused the rash 
on this 
high school 
athlete?

September 07, 2011

A high school athlete develops a number of multiplying pink and slightly translucent papules on the right and left sides of the neck.
 

What caused these itchy white bumps on the wrists?

August 09, 2011

A 43-year-old man wishes to have a number of white, terribly pruritic papules and nodules on his wrists reevaluated.
 
 Subscribe to the RSS for this page  [view all our RSS feeds here]

© 2012 American Academy of Physician Assistants and Haymarket Media, Inc.

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form without prior authorization.

Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of Haymarket Media's Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions