Bleeding papule on the cheek

Teenager with a Bleeding, Red Papule.

Previously published Photo Quizzes are now featured in a mobile app. Get more information at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/apps. A 14-year-old boy presented with a tender red papule on his finger. He first noticed it two months earlier. It bled several times, especially when rubbed by his baseball mitt. He had no medical problems or allergies, and he was not taking any medications. He had no other s...

Papule on the dorsal foot.

DISCUSSION Dermatofibromas are benign cutaneous lesions. ey are most commonly seen in adults and favor the lower legs. Lesions are typically reddish brown, smooth-surfaced, domed-shaped papules that range in diameter from several millimeters to 2 centimeters. With time, some lesions will flatten. When flat lesions are pinched they may become depressed downward, which is called the “dimple sign...

Isolated pink papule on the chest

Case 1: A man in his fifties with a history of Hodgkin lymphoma treated 20 years prior with the Stanford V protocol and mantle field radiation (total dose: 36 Gray) presented for skin examination. A 3 mm pedunculated pink papule was found on the right chest within the prior radiation field (Figure 1A). The lesion was asymptomatic and of unknown duration. There was no history of change, bleeding...

A pink papule on the forehead of a young woman

Skin-Colored, Dome-Shaped Papule on the Upper Lip.

Previously published Photo Quizzes are now featured in a mobile app. Get more information at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/apps. A 42-year-old man with a history of basal cell carcinoma on his scalp (five years earlier) presented for an annual examination. He reported inconsistent sunscreen use and did not have any new or concerning lesions. He did have a papule on his upper lip that had not changed...