Posts tagged with "Dermatology"
A Middle-aged Man with Pigmented Macules and Constitutional Symptoms
November 20th, 20140436 A 41-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for significant weight loss and anaemia. He was noted to have dark brownish lesions over bilateral lower limbs. The skin lesions first appeared 4 months ago and were asymptomatic. On examination, the patient appeared wasted and malnourished. There was low-grade fever. Multiple...
A Woman with Linear Thickening of Skin on Left Index and Middle Fingers
November 19th, 20140445 A 57-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of thickened skin lesions over the dorsum of the left hand. There was significant functional impairment with restriction in active range of movement. She has a known history of rheumatoid arthritis, Grave's disease and Conn’s syndrome. Physical examination revealed linear thickened...
A Middle-aged Man with "Dark Lines" over Fingernails
November 18th, 20140502 A 47-year-old man consulted his Dermatologist for some "dark lines" which he noted over his fingernails. There was no history of trauma to the fingers. He was otherwise asymptomatic. The lesions had been static in size for the past month and no other skin lesion were noted. On examination, there were longitudinal black streaks over the...
An Elderly Woman with a Recurrent Itchy, Circinate Rashes
November 17th, 20140438 A 78-year-old woman was admitted with multiple itchy lesions over the face, buttock and limbs. She had a recent upper respiratory tract infection and was given few "flu-medications" by her general practitioner. The rash appeared the next day after administration of these medications and she complained of an itchy, stinging sensation over...