Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC

Photo Essay
The most common sites of ganglion cysts include the dorsum of the wrist
Photo Essay
An Atlas of Lumps and Bumps, Part 46: Ganglion Cysts
01/06/2025
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC; Joseph M. Lam, MD; Alex H.C. Wong, MD; Kin Fon Leong, MD
A ganglion cyst is a benign cystic swelling that typically arises from the synovium of either a tendon sheath or a joint capsule.
01/06/2025
Photo Essay
Woman with DPN
Photo Essay
An Atlas of Lumps and Bumps, Part 44: Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra
12/23/2024
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC; Joseph M. Lam, MD; Kin Fon Leong, MD
Dermatosis papulosa nigra is a common, benign epidermal growth characterized by the presence of multiple, asymptomatic, hyperpigmented, round, dome-shaped or flat, papules or macules localized predominately...
12/23/2024
Photo Essay
steatocystoma multiplex located in the presternal area
Photo Essay
An Atlas of Lumps and Bumps, Part 45: Steatocystoma Multiplex
12/06/2024
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC; Joseph M. Lam, MD; Kin Fon Leong, MD
Steatocystoma multiplex is a rare skin condition clinically characterized by multiple, asymptomatic, smooth, round, soft to firm, often freely movable, yellow or skin-colored papules and nodules.
12/06/2024
Dermatologic Disorders
Dermatologic Disorders
Poikiloderma of Civatte
08/04/2016
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC; Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP
Poikiloderma of Civatte presents with inear telangiectasia, erythema, mottled hyperpigmentation, and superficial atrophy in a reticular pattern.
08/04/2016
Cutaneous Horn
Cutaneous Horn
Cutaneous Horn
04/30/2011
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
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04/30/2011
A Man With a 15-Year History of Dermal Cysts on the Abdomen
03/14/2018
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
A 30-year-old man presented with a 15-year history of numerous, asymptomatic, skin-colored lesions on the abdomen.
03/14/2018
Orthopedics
Orthopedics
What is Causing This Man’s Foot Lesion?
08/10/2015
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
A 32-year-old male construction worker presented with a painful lesion on his left sole.
08/10/2015
Split and Fissured Thumbnails: Benign Condition, or a Sign of Underlying Disease?
04/06/2017
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
Median nail dystrophy presents as a midline or paramedian canal, split, or ridge in the nail plate, beginning at or distal to the proximal nail fold.
04/06/2017
pityriasis alba
pityriasis alba
Hypopigmented Lesions on an 11-Year-Old’s Face
09/24/2013
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
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09/24/2013
Case In Point
Case In Point
Case in Point: Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
07/21/2016
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
A 10-month-old boy presented with a 2-month history of a recalcitrant diaper rash.
07/21/2016