Clinical Quick Quiz – What is the most likely diagnosis for papules coalescing into plaques over the nape of the neck?

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Dr Philip Tong

Consultant Dermatologist; Founder, DermScreen, Dermatology Junction; Visiting Medical Officer, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney; Fellow, Australasian College of Dermatologists

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A 48-year-old male presents with a papules coalescing into plaques over the nape of the neck.

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