A 42-Year-old mechanic comes to the clinic complaining of a small, painless bump on his finger that has been gradually increasing in size over the past few months. It is not causing any discomfort, but he is concerned about its appearance and wants to have it evaluated. He denies pain, itching, bleeding or any history of trauma or injury to the area. Physical examination revealed a well-demarcated, firm, skin-coloured, hyperkeratotic papule noted on the lateral aspect of the right index finger's proximal phalanx, as shown in the image. The lesion measures approximately 1 cm in diameter. No other similar lesions are observed on the fingers or elsewhere on his body. The rest of the skin examination is unremarkable. Based on the patient’s history and physical examination.

Which of the following is the correct diagnosis?

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Making the proper diagnosis is one of the most important aspects of any medical student’s or junior doctor’s clinical training and hence we created Clinical Edge Cases.

Ace Qbank Clinical Edge helps our students put their knowledge of symptoms and physical findings to test by applying clinical reasoning and assessment concepts to a series of common clinical vignettes. Problem-based learning is being used to focus on the cause behind the presentation of a simulated clinical case.

Each simulated Clinical Edge case contains a list of common causes of the presented condition, offers abundant references to the presented case, making additional information easy to find

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