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Benign Cutaneous Lesions

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Benign skin lesions are encountered frequently in primary care offices. These include seborrheic keratoses, skin tags, cherry angiomas, dermatofibromas, sebaceous hyperplasia, milia, and pyogenic granulomas. Though the vast majority of these do not require treatment, it is important for the primary care clinician to be able to identify them. This might include simple pattern recognition or use of techniques like dermoscopy.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Abington-Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA

    Harmony Bonnes

  2. Thomas Jefferson University, Sydney Kimmel School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Mathew Clark

  3. Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington-Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA

    Mathew Clark

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  1. Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, Jenkintown, PA, USA

    John J. Russell

  2. Bryn Mawr Skin & Cancer Institute, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA

    Edward F. Ryan Jr.

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Bonnes, H., Clark, M. (2019). Benign Cutaneous Lesions. In: Russell, J., Ryan Jr., E. (eds) Common Dermatologic Conditions in Primary Care. Current Clinical Practice. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18065-2_16

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