Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A woman, aged 73 years, presents concerned about the appearance of a new lesion on her right lateral lower back.This large erythematous nodular lesion has been present for at least a month and is asymptomatic.The lesion appears as shown in Figure 1. QUESTION 1Describe the clinical and dermoscopic features of the lesion and nominate your preferred differential diagnosis. QUESTION 2What further history would you like to elicit from the patient? ANSWER 1Figure 1 shows a nodular erythematous lesion on the patient's right lateral lower back.Close examination and dermoscopy reveal branching vessels of uniform calibre and no pigmentation over the area.Relevant differential diagnoses and important clinical and dermoscopic findings relevant to each diagnosis are listed in Table 1.
Authors: Brenda Ngo, Katherine Darch, Jim Muir
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4410105886