This is a 2-month old female with a history of a hemangioma on her right buttock since 2 weeks of age. The lesion began as a small birthmark and has continued to grow, and is now ulcerated. The lesion ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, the existence of a minor lesion is the strongest predictor of a ...

A boy was born at term to a 39-year-old mother after an uneventful pregnancy. On examination, soon after birth, he presented an erythematous ulcerated lesion, covered by a thin membrane, affecting the ...

An 82-year-old man with alcohol-related cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class B), complicated by portal hypertension and a history of partial gastrectomy with Billroth I reconstruction for duodenal ulcer ...

A 67-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus type 2 presents to your office with a 1.5 cm ulcerated lesion on the glans of his penis. It has raised edges with a red base and is painful. It ...

Vulvar ulcers are sores that affect the vulva, which is the external part of the female genitalia. These sores may be very painful, or they may not hurt at all. Most vulvar ulcers are caused by ...

Genital ulcers could be one of many sexually transmitted diseases or an infection that is not transmitted by sex. An expert walks you through a case. This is the first of a three-part series on ...

A diagnosis of herpes simplex labialis (HSL) was made based on a history of recurrent labial lesions presenting classically as vesiculation (blisters) with subsequent crusting and ulceration. The ...

You may dismiss it as an insect bite when bumps or bites appear on your body. But when those bumps grow, become tender, or damage your skin, you may question what caused the spots. A skin disease ...

"Respiratory disease is the second-leading cause of lost training in the Thoroughbred racehorse, second only to musculoskeletal injuries," said Jeff Blea, DVM, of the Southern California Equine ...