Improving Diagnostic Accuracy in Skin of Color Using an Educational Module.

Dermatologic disparities disproportionately affect patients with skin of color (SOC). This study evaluated the effectiveness of a focused educational module for improving diagnostic accuracy and confidence in the treatment of patients with SOC among interprofessional health care providers. An SOC educational module involving a pretest, 15-minute lecture, immediate posttest, and 3-month posttest was created.

Merkel cell carcinoma in a young man with AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma.

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin that can present in immunocompromised patients. Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an indolent angioproliferative tumor associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8). The concurrence of both MCC and KS is rare, and there have been limited cases reported in the literature.