Presenter: Ryan T. Jones, DO

Dermatology Program: MSU/Lakeland Regional Medical Center

CHIEF COMPLAINT:  A itchy, irritated growth on the back.

CLINICAL HISTORY: The patient is a 32-year-old male who presented to our clinic with a complaint of a growth on his back which had been present for one year only. The growth is irritated and itchy but is not tender or painful. Over the course of the year the lesion has very slowly enlarged with increased itch/irritation. The patient denied any changes in color or shape since he first noticed the lesion. He also denied any other concurrent skin findings or rashes since onset. No previous treatments. He denies any previous personal or family history of skin cancer, autoimmune, or rheumatologic disease. He denies having any known medical problems other than seasonal allergies, has not had any surgeries, has no significant family history, and denies any known allergies.