Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A healthy, 19-year-old noticed some pruritic, somewhat raised erythematous lesions on her left forearm (Figure 1 ...

Concerns over the accuracy of melanoma diagnoses are raised in a study of US pathologists. Concerns over the accuracy of melanoma diagnoses are raised in a study of US pathologists published by The ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A molecule may play a major role in the development of psoriasis, offering a new way to treat this chronic skin disease, a study finds. A team at Wyeth ...

The cause of mycosis fungoides is unknown and, with the possible exception of very early stage disease, no cure is available. Fortunately, patients with MF have a number of therapeutic options and ...

Checking your skin regularly for new growths, developing a good relationship with your dermatologist and learning about skin abnormalities are important, especially as you get older. More patients are ...

Porokeratosis is a skin condition marked by raised brown bumps that may expand into scaly patches. They often have raised rings around the spots. Porokeratosis is not contagious, but it may be passed ...

Kaposi sarcoma is a cancer that causes skin blotches and tumors. It has three skin stages, and the patch stage is one of them. The human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) causes Kaposi sarcoma. HHV8 may be ...

WASHINGTON — A suspicious lesion removed from President Clinton’s back during a routine physical last week was a common and generally non-life-threatening form of skin cancer, the White House ...

Denileukin diftitox (DAB IL-2) is a relatively novel agent for treating mycosis fungoides, and is FDA approved for this indication. DAB IL-2 is a fusion protein made through recombinant technology.