Patient Story Print Section Listen A previously healthy 11-year-old girl presents to her pediatrician with a rash on her legs and knee pain. She admits to having abdominal pain the…

Introduction Print Section Listen There are a number of bullous diseases other than pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid that are important to recognize. Epidermolysis bullosa belongs to a family of inherited…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A 15-year-old boy is brought in by his mother with a concern about growth of his birthmark. It has become somewhat more raised and bumpy…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A teenager is brought to the office by her mother who has noted that the moles on her daughter’s back are changing (Figure 143-1). A…

Patient Storyx Print Section Listen A 1-year-old Asian American girl is brought to her family physician for a new rash on her face and legs (Figures 130-1 and 130-2). The…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A young college student was seen for fatigue and an upper respiratory infection and started on amoxicillin for a sore throat. Six days later, she…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A teenage boy presented with painful blisters on his face and mouth (Figure 156-1). The patient was referred to dermatology that day. The dermatologist recognized…

Patient Story Print Section Listen An 8 year-old girl presented with a two-day history of blisters on her face, trunk, and extremities (Figure 155-1). She complained of moderate discomfort from…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A 4-year-old boy presents with “multiple bumps” that have been growing on his face (Figure 150-1). The differential diagnosis of these lesions included cutaneous sarcoidosis…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A 2-year-old boy is seen with severe itching and crusting of his hands (Figures 128-1 and 128-2). He also has a pruritic rash over the…