Medical Must-See: A fingertip lesion that’s not bleeding obvious

If you can't quite put your finger on it, here's a clue: it's a rare carcinoma.

A non-itchy, non-painful fingertip lesion has led a Moroccan doctor to a rare and “controversial” diagnosis of basosquamous carcinoma.

The 68-year-old patient, whose history included type 2 diabetes and dyslipidaemia, presented with an ulcerated skin lesion that had developed over two years.