A dermatologist should promptly evaluate which one of the following skin lesions?
a. Circumscribed, raised area resembling a blob of brown wax
b. Multicolored raised lesion with a fuzzy border
c. Bright red, glazed area with satellite le-sions around it
d. Brown spot on the skin with no raised area
B
A multicolored raised lesion with a fuzzy border must be promptly evaluated; this lesion is a ma-lignant melanoma. A circumscribed, raised area resembling a blob of brown wax reflects seborr-heic keratosis. A bright red, glazed area with satellite lesions around it is a Candida infection. A brown spot on the skin with no raised area is lentigo.
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