In this section we have Logan's cases since June 2010, now over 4000! You can review the archived cases and read the suggested diagnoses by users and the final comment by the contributors.

Dermatitis artefacta

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Case 1415 25.11.15 (A. Bakshi) M 19 acute onset blisters, legs

Superficial epidermal necrosis. Vertical elongations of keratinocytes suggests thermal or cryo injury. Sub-epidermal blister.

Case 2421 10.10.19 F 82 “leg ulcer”

“Top heavy”; very peculiar appearance in ulcerated slough.

Case 2896 12.8.21 (S. Taibjee) F 12 persistent pink erythema of cheeks (*teaching)

“Outside in” changes. Alteration of upper levels of epidermis, relative sparing of lower epidermis. Mummified appearance to epidermis, a useful clue to DA. Upper epidermal vacuolisation and BC extravasation.

Ref: Joe EK et al. Cutis 1999;63:209-14