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 ...

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 ...

The patient had erythema multiforme (EM), a polymorphous, often recurrent, inflammatory eruption characterized by abrupt onset of symmetrical macules, papules, bullae, and target lesions. The disease ...

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 ...

First lady Jill Biden was recovering Wednesday after surgeons removed two cancerous lesions from her face and chest, the White House said, adding that doctors are examining a third lesion that was ...

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 ...

WASHINGON -- President Bush had four lesions removed from his face last week, including two caused by a common skin ailment that can lead to cancer if left untreated. None of the four were cancerous, ...

A small handheld device called a dermatoscope is effective at detecting cancer. Could an extra 72 seconds in a routine skin exam help detect skin cancer? This month a group of experts from the United ...

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 ...

Amid human made barriers to finding adequate food, hearing or communicating with each other, the endangered southern resident orcas may have seen an increase in the prevalence of skin disease, ...