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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) and the most common symptoms include fever, dry cough, dyspnea, fatigue, anorexia, ageusia, and anosmia. Cutaneous manifestations are less common and we share our experience with an otherwise healthy and asymptomatic young man. The patient presented with painless acrocynosis of the left toes which progressed to desquamation by day 16 of disease onset. Disease progression is documented via multiple photographs that portray progression of disease and subsequent resolution over approximately six weeks. Symptomatic treatment included non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, leg elevation, and warm compresses.Plica neuropathica (PN), also known as plica polonica, felting, matting or bird's nest hair, is an acquired hair condition in which hair becomes twisted, leading to the formation of a compact mass. Psychiatric disorders are an important etiologic factor for PN. We report a case of PN in a woman with severe reactive depression and present the trichoscopic findings.Eosinophilic annular erythema is an idiopathic acute eosinophilic dermatosis. It is a rare condition, with approximately 30 cases reported in the English literature. It features annular, figurate urticarial edematous plaques primarily affecting the trunk and proximal limbs. During evaluation of a patient, secondary causes of eosinophilic inflammation such as allergy-related conditions (eczema, drug, urticaria, contact dermatitis), parasitic infestations, and autoimmune dermatoses will need to be excluded. We present an unusual case of a 47-year-old patient who developed this condition.Chondroid syringoma is a benign, rare, asymptomatic, slow-growing mixed tumor. Tumors larger than 3cm are considered giant and may be malignant. We present a 65-year-old man with a chronic, indolent, subcutaneous tumor with upper lip deformity. An excisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia. Based on histopathological analysis, the resected lesion was identified as a chondroid syringoma of the apocrine type. There was no recurrence during the one-year follow-up after surgery. The occurrence of a large chondroid syringoma in the upper lip is rare.Adenoma of the nipple is a very uncommon benign neoplasm of lactiferous ducts. Its clinical presentation is variable and it can be easily misdiagnosed as a malignancy such as mammary Paget disease or breast intraductal carcinoma. Although dermoscopy and imaging tests such as ultrasonography or mammography can be of help, histological examination is mandatory to confirm the diagnosis. We describe the clinical, dermoscopic, and histopathological findings in a patient with nipple adenoma and discuss the clinical and histological differential diagnosis as well as the different treatment options.Milia-like idiopathic calcinosis cutis (MICC) and subepidermal calcified nodule (SCN) are described as different entities under the heading of idiopathic calcinosis cutis. Although there are some clinical differences, they share many features. Whereas MICC lesions are located mostly on the extremities and rarely on the face, SCN manifests itself mostly on the face, rarely on the extremities. Milia-like idiopathic calcinosis cutis almost always presents with multiple lesions, whereas SCN shows mainly solitary and rarely multiple lesions. Association with Down syndrome (DS) has been reported in up to two-third of the cases with MICC, but not in SCN. We herein present a 5-months-old girl without DS, manifesting a 2mm solitary, white hard papule surrounded by erythema, located on the finger. Histopathologic findings revealed the presence of dermal calcium deposits. When a solitary papular lesion of idiopathic calcinosis is seen in a child, especially if not associated with DS, it is difficult to differentiate MICC from SCN. learn more We believe that these entities may represent variants of the same pathology and it may be more appropriate to designate a solitary lesion as SCN, regardless of its location.Red scrotum syndrome (RSS) is a rare dermatologic condition characterized by persistent erythema and analgesia of the male genitalia that cannot be attributed to contact or atopic dermatitis or acute or chronic infections. Treatment of RSS is challenging since it often fails to respond to corticosteroids, antifungals, antivirals, and antibiotics. Several reports described RSS patients who responded to gabapentin, pregabalin, and ?-adrenergic receptor blockers, suggesting a neuropathic etiology. Here we present a refractory RSS case with rapid clinical improvement on a combined carvedilol plus gabapentin therapy. We suggest that RSS manifestations are driven by neurogenic inflammation and that the efficacy of gabapentin/carvedilol relates to the suppression of the neuro-immuno-epidermal axis.Granuloma annulare is a non-infectious granulomatous skin condition with multiple different associations. We present a case of a man in his 60s with a three-week history of progressive targetoid plaques on his arms, legs, and trunk. Skin biopsy demonstrated interstitial granuloma annulare. Additional testing revealed IgM antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi on western blot suggesting interstitial granuloma annulare was precipitated by the recent infection. Lyme disease is an uncommonly reported association with interstitial granuloma annulare.Granular cell tumors (GCTs), sometimes called Abrikossoff tumors, are rare and typically benign soft tissue tumors. Malignant GCTs, which are even rarer than benign GCTs, can occur and must be detected early given their high mortality rate. Distinguishing between benign and malignant GCTs is difficult clinically; however, histologic evaluation plays an essential role in this endeavor.The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway is one of the oncogenic pathways in non-small cell lung cancer. Gefitinib is classified as a first-generation EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). A variety of cutaneous adverse effects related to the drug has been reported. Cutaneous hyperpigmentation is a rare side effect of EGFR inhibitor (EGFRi). Herein, we report a 62-year-old woman with non-small cell lung carcinoma who presented with symmetrical, slate-gray-to-brownish-black macular pigmentation on sun-exposed and non-sun-exposed areas after eight months of gefitinib administration. The clinical features were consistent with lichen planus pigmentosus. This case highlights the unusual hyperpigmented condition occurring in patients taking EGFR-TKIs.