PapulesA primiparous patient, 30 days postpartum, presented to the clinic with a chief complaint of an itchy red rash on her mid to lower abdomen. It started 2 days ago. The rash had spread to her upper thighs. Past medical history was negative for skin disease or atopy. Her examination...
A 74-year-old male presented with a 9-month history of an extremely pruritic blistering eruption. The patient stated that the rash began shortly after he underwent induction chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The lesions appeared in eruptive crops and ...
Presence of chronic pruritic dermatoses was assessed by participants answering affirmatively to having “an itchy rash which was coming and going for at least 6 months” at some point within the year prior. This cohort was compared both to participants reporting asthma, given the detrimental ...
Rash regression is usually observed within 6 weeks postpartum. Immunologic mechanisms, hormonal abnormalities, and abdominal skin distension have been suggested as etiologic mechanisms. PUPPP is thought to be harmless for the mother and fetus and usually requires intervention only for symptom relief. In...
URTICARIASTILL'S diseaseAs illustrated in this case, a biopsy is essential to diagnose NUD and HUVS, but vasculitis may not be captured on biopsy which can hinder diagnostic certainty. Regarding her rash, our differential diagnoses were neutrophilic urticarial dermatosis (NUD) or hypocomplementemic ...
The patient stated that the rash began shortly after he underwent induction chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The lesions appeared in eruptive crops and lasted approximately 10 days. Physical examination revealed numerous erythematous, indurated nodules on the...
The patient stated that the rash began shortly after he underwent induction chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and fludarabine for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The lesions appeared in eruptive crops and lasted approximately 10 days. Physical examination revealed numerous erythematous, indurated nodules on the...
We believe that it is important to keep the diagnosis of NAE in one's differential for a predominantly acrally distributed rash. Furthermore, we recommend additional work-up, including hepatitis C status and zinc levels, as well as possible treatment with oral zinc sulfate in patients with a ...