Dermatology

Several weeks earlier these slightly tender nodules erupted on the arms and legs of a 75-year-old woman with extensive sun damage.

An 80-year-old man presents for evaluation of highly pruritic blisters on the sides of his hands.

This rash on a 60-year-old man’s nose has worsened over the past few months.

This 39-year-old man from India has had an itchy eruption on his face for a few months. He is otherwise healthy, takes no medications, and has no other rashes.

For 2 months, a 60-year-old man has had this pruritic eruption on his arms, legs, and trunk. It is itchy enough at times to interfere with his sleep. He has taken the same antihypertensive medication for more than a year.

Despite frequent application of lip balm, this split on a 46-year-old woman’s lower lip has failed to heal. What do you suspect?

A 46-year-old dentist presents for evaluation of chronic hand dermatitis of 1 year’s duration. He has no other rashes. Standard patch testing was negative. Another physician prescribed a high-potency corticosteroid cream that controls the rash but does not clear it. The patient takes no other medications.

This pruritic rash developed in a 43-year-old woman who had undergone a lumpectomy and lymph node dissection for breast cancer. She completed radiation therapy and chemotherapy 3 weeks ago. The rash has been present for 5 days. Levofloxacin was started 1 day ago.

For the past month, a 39-year-old woman has had a persistent asymptomatic rash on her face. She is otherwise healthy and takes no medications.

For a few months, a 51-year-old woman has had an asymptomatic rash on her proximal thighs. She claims to have no other rashes and denies any exposure history.

The mother of a 10-year-old boy brings him for evaluation of a persistent rash on his shins of a few months’ duration. The rash has not responded to topical corticosteroids.

For the past year, a 15-year-old boy has had a pruritic eruption on his shins. His mother suspects that his soccer shin guards are the cause; however, he wears them over his socks. Topical corticosteroids have not been effective.

A 76-year-old woman presents for evaluation of a long-standing sore just inside her lower lip. She has been referred by her dentist.

A 17-year-old boy presents with an intermittent asymptomatic rash on his cheeks that he says started 1 year earlier after a trip to Arizona over spring break. He is otherwise healthy, takes no medications, and has no other rashes.

For several weeks, a 25-year-old man has been bothered by a pruritic rash on his hands. He has a history of allergies but is otherwise healthy. He owns 2 dogs.

For 1 month, a 54-year-old woman has had an intensely pruritic eruption on her abdomen, arms, and anterior thighs. She has long-standing hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus, which are treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/diuretic and an oral hypoglycemic agent.

This worsening rash developed after a 40-year-old man was treated with amoxicillin for an upper respiratory tract infection. When the rash started, the amoxicillin was discontinued and azithromycin was prescribed; however, the rash has persisted. The patient has no history of allergies or rashes. He takes no other medications.