Some of you may be wondering what the heck I’m doing posting about Adhesive Arachnoiditis…it’s not exactly a condition a dermatologist would be asked to be involved with, but there is a story here. Some of you may not know that in addition to being a dermatologist I am also an internist, and at one… Read more »
Tinea Versicolor (TV), also known as Pityriasis Versicolor, is a benign, superficial fungal infection of the skin caused by Malassezia species, particularly M. furfur, M. obtusa, and M. slooffiae. TV typically presents at hypopigmented or hyperpigmented, coalescing scaling macules, most commonly involving the trunk and upper arms. Pink colored, atrophic and trichrome variants have been… Read more »
In 1860 von Hebra first described Erythema Exudativum Multiforme. The original disease described is now called Erythema Multiforme Minor or Herpes Simplex Associated Erythema Multiforme and is often associated with a recurrent herpetic infections. When cutaneous lesions are accompanied with mucosal membrane involvement the cause is most often related to Mycoplasma infection (pneumonia) and is… Read more »