Challenging Dermatology Cases Discussion
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The differential for hypopigmented lesions in black patients should include seborrhea, P. alba, tinea versicolor, sarcoidosis, CTCL, vitiligo, DLE, post-inflammatory dyschromia.
CARD14-associated papulosquamous eruptions characteristically have an early age of onset, prominent involvement of cheeks, chin and ears, include a family history of psoriasis or PRP and have minimal response to traditional psoriasis therapies.
In a new onset case of dermatomyositis in >40 year old adults screen for cancer with TIF-2 and NXP-2 markers.