Symmetrical—lesions appear to be distributed in a similar arrangement on differing sides of the body (Figure 3, see slideshow) Once the configuration and distribution has been determined, the next ...

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a rare cancer that can cause skin lesions on a person’s feet. The lesions may appear as purple, reddish-blue, or brown marks on the skin, and people may mistake them for other ...

Over 58 million Americans have actinic keratosis, a skin condition caused by damage from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. With this condition, you develop scaly, discolored spots called actinic ...

In January, after the DermaSensor became the first artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled device cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate lesions suggestive of skin cancer, the ...

President Joe Biden’s doctor said Friday that a lesion removed from the president’s chest last month was basal cell carcinoma, a common type of skin cancer. Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a letter to ...

As a study in Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology points out, Kaposi lesions may be less visible in people who have darker skin tones. Although Kaposi lesions can be asymptomatic, they may sometimes ...

These nine cases will test your ability to distinguish ringworm from infections that can cause similar eruptions. See how many diagnoses you get right. Even though tinea infection is a common cause ...

Washington — Doctors successfully removed cancerous skin tissue from first lady Jill Biden's chest and face during a scheduled procedure Wednesday, according to a letter from Kevin O'Connor, the White ...

Monkeypox lesions should be covered in their active phase. Last week monkeypox was declared a public health emergency in the U.S. and now with more than 8,900 confirmed cases of monkeypox, thousands ...