Brittney Kaufman De Clerck, MD

Clinical Professor of Pathology and Dermatology (Clinician Educator)

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Overview

Dr. DeClerck is a Professor of Clinical Pathology and Dermatology at The University of Southern California. She is board certified in Dermatology and Dermatopathology. Sub-specializing in dermatopathology, Dr. DeClerck is an expert in the microscopic diagnosis of skin disorders, including skin cancers and inflammatory skin diseases. She sees patients at the health science campus and Pasadena sites for the Keck Hospital of USC and Norris Cancer Center of USC. She has an interest in complicated medical dermatology, with further specialization in cutaneous lymphoma.

Education and Training

  • Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA — MD — 05/2006
  • LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA — MD — 07/2010 — Dermatology
  • University of Colorado, Denver, CO — MD — 07/2011 — Dermatopathology

Publications

  • Aseptic and Alopecic Nodule of the Scalp in a Young Female With Alopecia Areata. Case Rep Dermatol Med. 2026; 2026:1835329.. View in PubMed
  • A case of eosinophilic dermatosis of hematologic malignancy treated with omalizumab. JAAD Case Rep. 2026 Jun; 72:131-134.. View in PubMed
  • HPV-associated Vulvar Trichoblastoma: A Diagnostic Pitfall. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2026 Mar 02.. View in PubMed
  • An atypical case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a 15-year-old girl presenting with pyoderma gangrenosum-like ulcers on the face. Dermatol Online J. 2025 Nov 14; 31(5).. View in PubMed
  • Multiple Primary Acral Lentiginous Melanomas With BRCA1 Mutation. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Nov; 65:30-33.. View in PubMed
  • A case of cutaneous angiosarcoma with intradermal metastases responding to PD-1 inhibition-based immunotherapy. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Oct; 64:67-70.. View in PubMed
  • New onset hidradenitis suppurativa and eruptive milia associated with gamma secretase inhibitor therapy in a patient with desmoid tumor: A case report. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Sep; 63:81-83.. View in PubMed
  • Comprehensive Profiling of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Reveals Downregulated Immune Activation Compared to Cutaneous Melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2025 05; 38(3):e70027.. View in PubMed
  • Enchondroma of the toe presenting as clubbing and painless longitudinal erythronychia. Dermatol Online J. 2025 Apr 15; 31(2).. View in PubMed
  • Acral lentiginous melanoma. Part I. Epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2026 02; 94(2):421-432.. View in PubMed