by Curt Samlaska | Dec 5, 2019 | Syringoma
Syringomas are harmless sweat gland tumors that are most commonly found in clusters around the lower eyelids and upper cheeks but they may also be found elsewhere in the face, armpits, umbilicus, abdomen, upper chest, penis and vulva. They present as small papules...
by Curt Samlaska | Nov 26, 2019 | Tumbu Myiasis
The Walter Reed Files… I was asked one weekend to come in to see a patient at Walter Reed. He was a 29 year-old caucasian male who developed a purulent eruption along his left flank. His was on assignment in West Africa in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He...
by Curt Samlaska | Nov 25, 2019 | Digital Mucous Cyst
Hyde first described digital mucous cyst (DMC) in 1882. In 1893, Ledderhose suggested that ganglia arose spontaneously in the subcutaneous tissue. Ritschel, in 1895, proposed the earliest formulation of the theory that mucoid degeneration may be responsible for...
by Curt Samlaska | Nov 20, 2019 | Dermatofibroma
Dermatofibroma (DF) also referred to as Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma, is a very common skin lesion, described as usually a single round or ovoid papule or nodule, about 0.5 to 1.0 cm in diameter, often reddish brown but sometimes has a yellowish hue. On palpation...
by Curt Samlaska | Nov 19, 2019 | Acquired Digital Fibrokeratoma
In 1968 Bart, et al described 10 cases of an acquired growth that was located on the fingers. Alothough clinically these lesions resembled a cutaneous horn or a rudimentary digit, they had distinct histologic features. He suggested the name Acquired Digital...
