Category Dermatology

Morphea

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder that…

Molluscum contagiosum

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Molluscum contagiosum (MC), a DNA poxvirus, is a cutaneous infection…

Miliaria

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Miliaria is a benign, transient disorder caused by occlusion and…

Merkel cell carcinoma

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Introduction First described by Toker in 1972, Merkel cell carcinoma…

Melasma

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Melasma is an acquired hypermelanosis that most commonly affects females…

Mastocytoses

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image The mastocytoses are a group of disorders of clonal mast…

Malignant melanoma

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Melanoma remains the leading cause of mortality among all cutaneous…

Malignant atrophic papulosis

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Atrophic papulosis, also known as Köhlmeier-Degos disease or Degos disease,…

Lymphomatoid papulosis

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a chronic papulonodular disorder that consists…