Psoriasiform and Spongiotic Dermatitis
Case 1 History The patient is a 12-year-old female with recent history of upper respiratory infection, presenting with thin 2- to 3-mm erythematous papules with overlying scale on the trunk…
Lichenoid Dermatitis
Case 1 History A 45-year-old male with a history of hepatitis C presents with multiple purple, pruritic, polygonal flat-topped papules distributed symmetrically on the wrists and thighs. Close examination reveals…
Cutaneous Lymphoma
Case 1: History The patient is a 54-year-old male who presents with long-standing reddish brown scaly patches and plaques involving his buttocks, lower back, and abdomen. Microscopic Findings Sections reveal…
Fibrosing and Depositional Disorders
Case 1 History A 55-year-old female presents with scaly white plaques involving her vulva. Microscopic Findings Histopathology reveals epidermal atrophy with blunting of rete and overlying orthohyperkeratosis ( Fig. 10.1…
Neural Tumors
Case 1 History The patient is a 54-year-old male with a circumscribed, skin-colored papule on his chest. Microscopic Findings Sections show a dermal proliferation of small, wavy, spindled cells arranged…
Life after COVID-19: Future directions?
Introduction The present-day pandemic of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel Betacoronavirus , originating from Hubei Province in the People’s Republic of China, has spread to…
COVID-19 pandemic in India
India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the seventh-largest country by land area, and the most populous democracy in…
How the Middle East is facing COVID-19
Introduction Despite varying levels of health system infrastructure that reflect on preparedness across the region, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries’ overall health management strategies, characterized by strict containment…
The disproportionate burden of COVID-19 in Africa
Introduction The African continent is known to have a distinct epidemiological response to most of the epidemics occurring worldwide. However, it needs to be confirmed if this could be due…
Brazilian battle against COVID-19
When and how did the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic begin in Brazil? After the devastating effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in China, European…
