Dermatology CME & MOC Cases from JAMA Network

Clinical Challenges in Dermatology

Can you correctly diagnose and treat unusual presentations of skin cancer, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, skin lymphomas, cutaneous drug reactions, and more?

Browse the full JN Learning collection of over 200 Dermatology CME activities. Take the activities on JN Learning to receive more than 200 CME Credits.

CME 1.0

A Firm Plaque on the Occipital Scalp
A man in his 20s presented with a 6-year history of multiple growing papules superimposed on an asymptomatic firm plaque on the occipital scalp.
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CME 1.0

Cutaneous Scapular Lesion in an Elderly Woman
An 81-year-old woman presented with a 30 cm-wide, easily bleeding, violaceous, cutaneous lesion of the left scapular region with a superinfected necrotic central portion surrounded by satellite telangiectatic papules.
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CME 1.0

Widespread Thickened, Verrucous, Hyperpigmented Plaques in a Woman With Weight Loss
A 30-year-old woman presented with a 4-month history of widespread thickened, verrucous, hyperpigmented plaques distributed symmetrically on her body, especially on the axillae, anogenital region, inguinal skin, and both palms, with slight itching.
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CME 1.0

Unilateral Asymptomatic Progressive Eruption of Hyperkeratotic Papules
A man in his 60s presented with a 10-year history of a slowly progressive, asymptomatic cutaneous eruption on his left leg.
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CME 1.0

Perforating Papules in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A woman in her 50s with relapsed refractory acute myeloid leukemia and a remote history of breast cancer was admitted for treatment of presumed fungal pneumonia based on new pulmonary nodules on imaging and elevated serum β-D-glucan levels.
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CME 1.0

Multiple Cutaneous Nodules and Limb Swelling
A man in his 30s presented with painless swelling of the left upper limb and nodules on the left side of the chest and abdomen.
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CME 1.0

Abrupt Onset of Dysphagia, Arthritis, Joint Contractures, and Sheets of Monomorphous Waxy Papules
A man in his 50s presented with dysphagia, arthritis, joint contractures, carpal tunnel syndrome, and infiltrated and redundant skin with sheets of 1- to 2-mm-wide waxy, firm, skin-colored papules.
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CME 1.0

Violaceous Nodules in an Annular Configuration Encircling an Orthotopic Liver Transplant Scar
A man in his 50s presented with an abdominal skin eruption of 2 days’ duration.
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CME 1.0

Vesicles and Bullae on the Right Cheek, Neck, and Both Hands
A man in his 40s was admitted to the hospital with a 10-day history of edema and presented with vesicles and bullae on his right cheek, neck, back, both eyelids, and the dorsal surface of his hands.
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CME 1.0

Pruritic, Annular Plaques With Pustules on a Middle-aged Man
A Japanese man in his 50s presented with a 6-month history of worsening pruritic hand dermatitis that progressed to involve his face, trunk, upper extremities, and feet.
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