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Amyopathic Dermatomyositis

Amyopathic Dermatomyositis
Amyopathic Dermatomyositis

Amyopathic dermatomyositis in a 24 year old female.

Pressure Alopecia Secondary to Drug Overdose

Pressure Alopecia Secondary to Drug Overdose
Pressure Alopecia Secondary to Drug Overdose

A patient presents with pressure alopecia after a drug overdose. The patient overdosed on drugs and was comatose for an unclear period of time.

An excellent review of the topic: Pressure Alopecia

Image Courtsey of Dr. Harley Haynes

Neurotic Excoriations

Neurotic Excoriations
Neurotic Excoriations

Neurotic excoriations in an elderly patient in a hospitalized patient. A consult was called for alopecia; the patient was found to be picking at his scalp and back. A history confirmed a long-standing disorder.

Image courtesy of Dr. Harley Haynes

CREST Syndrome Necrosis

CREST Syndrome Necrosis
CREST Syndrome Necrosis

Skin ulceration and necrosis in a toe of a patient with severe CREST syndrome. The white nodule is a hard calcium plaque that resembled others the patient reported were naturally expelled from her body.

Image courtesy of Dr. Harley Haynes

Acrodermatitis Enteropathica

Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica

A classic presentation of acral dermatitis in a patient with acrodermatitis enteropathica.

Image courtesy of Dr. Harley Haynes