Alopecia areata is a chronic immune-mediated disorder that causes nonscarring hair loss.
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Cercarial dermatitis (swimmers' itch) consists of urticarial papules that form when the larvae of avian parasitic flatworms penetrate the skin.
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Acne vulgaris is a common skin condition encountered in family practice and can cause significant distress during adolescence.
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Dermatology is a visual specialty, yet palpation can also play an important diagnostic role.
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Hyperpigmented lesions are common in the pediatric population and identifying their etiologies can be challenging for physicians.
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Median raphe cysts are rare congenital lesions caused by a defect in embryological development of the male genitalia.
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing and remitting dermatosis with no definitive cure.
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant, multisystem genetic disorder that affects the human nervous system.
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A healthy 4-year-old boy presented with an 8-month history of a pruritic scaly eruption around his right eye associated with several small pearly papules on the face.
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Erythema ab igne is a dermatologic phenomenon associated with chronic exposure of the skin to a heat source.
