The Skin

Last updated (19 November 2003)

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This elderly gentleman was admitted to the hospital with an unrelated condition, the admitting doctor noted this lesion on his left temple which had been slowly enlarging for 10 months or more. The gentleman's only concern about this lesion was that the discharge from it was dirtying his pillow while he slept, he wondered if anything could be done about it.
This image is a picture of a skin lesion on a gentlemans left temple. Describe the lesion?
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Adrian P. Ireland