First description of bullous lupus associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis: coincidence or trigger? Dear Editor, A 70-year-old Creole-Guyanese man consulted for a descending nodulo-crusted rash affecting the photo-exposed areas (scalp, trunk, and limbs) over a week. The lesions secondly became ...
theacuteinflammatory reaction ofgonorrheain the genital and pelvic organs or spreading out to attack almost any organ of the body with the more chronic and destructive lesions ofsyphilis. Even beforebirth, viruses and other infectious agents can pass through theplacentaand attack developing cells, so...
pale. One of the most characteristic features of the rash isdesquamation, or peeling, which occurs at the end of the first week. Desquamating skin comes off as fine flakes like bran. The hands and feet are usually the last to desquamate—not until the second or third week of the ...