Evaluation and management of an unusual congenital nevus.

Abnormal findings on routine skin exams are common and can be a source of unnecessary medical workup if a clinician is unfamiliar with the finding. Sebaceous nevi are rare skin lesions that are most often benign but may be associated with a multiorgan syndrome or local skin cancer. Dermatologists and primary care physicians may encounter these on routine exams and thus must be comfortable with diagnosis and management.

Recurrent lumbosacral herpes simplex virus infection.

We present the case of a 54-year-old white woman with episodic lumbosacral lesions that she had been treating as psoriasis. Evaluation revealed classic herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. The discussion reviews the significance and potential complications of recurrent lumbosacral HSV infection.