A 29-year-old male presented with a two-week history of a tender lesion on his right thigh. The lesion was a 1.5 cm erythematous nodule with overlying hemorrhagic crust.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring a US military medical mission to Guatemala, a 32-year-old woman with Fitzpatrick skin type IV presented with a chief complaint of numerous white spots on her arms and legs. She had initially noticed a few white spots 25 years earlier, and stated that they had been continuously increasing in number ever since. The lesions were asymptomatic and had not been previously treated; this encounter was the first time she had ever seen a physician.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe patient described a history of "recurrent impetigo," which led to an uncommon diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 64 year-old woman presented with a one-yearhistory of purpuric, atrophic, linear patches alongthe left lateral forearm. The patient had receivedtwo ultrasound-guided triamcinolone injectionsone year earlier into her left extensor pollicis brevisand abductor pollicis longus tendon sheathsfor DeQuervain tendonitis. In the seven monthsfollowing the second injection, the patient developedatrophy, purpura, and telangiectasias starting at thesite of injection and extending proximally, followingthe course of her left cephalic vein.
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