Corresponding author: Wei-Ming Wu, Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Ta-Pei Road 123, Niao-Sung Hsiang, 83301 Kaohsiung, Taiwan TEL: 886-7-7317123 ext. 2299 FAX: 886-7-7337612 E-mail: [email protected] Funding source: none Confl ict of interest: none declared CASE REPORT A 24-year-old girl presented with linear verrucous skin lesions sinc...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the recurrence/persistence rates of dysplastic nevi (DN) after biopsy, and whether incompletely removed DN should be re-excised to prevent recurrence. OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to determine the recurrence rates of previously biopsied DN, and to assess whether biopsy method, margin involvement, congenital features, epidermal location, and degree of dysplasia ar...

Psoriasis is an inflammatory disorder characterized by peculiar skin and joint manifestations. The most common clinical presentation is a scaly erythematous plaque with thick silvery white scale. Psoriasis with verrucous appearance is a rare variant of the disease with characteristic clinical and pathological features; it might be confused with many other lesions including warts, epidermal nevu...