Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A healthy, 19-year-old noticed some pruritic, somewhat raised erythematous lesions on her left forearm (Figure 1 ...

Kaposi sarcoma is a cancer that causes skin blotches and tumors. It has three skin stages, and the patch stage is one of them. The human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) causes Kaposi sarcoma. HHV8 may be ...

Photo courtesy of Stephen Smith, Virginia Tech. An emerging strain of harmful bacteria previously found in the Great Lakes has been found for the first time in farm-raised rainbow trout in Virginia.

The cause of mycosis fungoides is unknown and, with the possible exception of very early stage disease, no cure is available. Fortunately, patients with MF have a number of therapeutic options and ...

Psoriasis, which is a chronic disease characterized by the development of red, scaly, raised skin lesions, affects approximately 2% of the population of countries of the Western world. A new study by ...

Porokeratosis is a skin condition marked by raised brown bumps that may expand into scaly patches. They often have raised rings around the spots. Porokeratosis is not contagious, but it may be passed ...

It can be alarming to find a growth on your skin, but don’t worry. Most growths, known as skin neoplasms, are harmless. However, some can be cancerous or precancerous, so make sure you get them looked ...

A benign skin tumor happens when cells in your skin grow and form a mass. These tumors don’t contain malignant cells, so they are not cancer. There are many types of benign skin tumors. Share on ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) is a precancerous condition. If a person does not receive treatment for VIN, they may have an increased risk of developing vulvar cancer. Most people with VIN do ...

Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP), also called photopheresis, is a type of pheresis in which aliquots of the patient's blood are removed, treated with a photosensitizing agent, and subjected to ...