Nonhealing but painless cheek ulcer
A Hispanic man age 23 years presented with a nine-month history of a nonhealing ulcer of his cheek. The erosion began as a small, painless erosion and had gradually enlarged.
All articles by By Michael Sonabend, MD
Painful tightening of the skin on the legs
A 62-year-old man with a painful erythematous rash on the shins
Enlarging purple pruritic nodules on the dorsal neck
One month after a painful neck rash, an HIV-positive man develops pruritic purple lesions at the same site.
Growing yellow bumps on the face of a 5-year-old girl
A 5-year-old Asian girl presented with yellow bumps on her left cheek. She developed the first of these approximately two years ago, and now her parents had noticed a few more. Aside from their appearance, the lesions were not bothersome; they were not pruritic or painful. Her parents reported a small amount of gradual growth…
Tender ulcerated pustular plaques on the dorsal hand
<img src="https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/12/dc1007case2.gif" A 45-year-old white man presented to the emergency department (ED) with a three-week history of large tender plaques that had started as pustules on the dorsal hand. The plaques had ruptured and were draining purulent fluid. The man also reported significant malaise and low-grade fevers. A 72-hour trial of cephalexin yielded no improvement,…
Growing vascular red plaque on a 3-month-old’s face
A 3-month-old girl was brought to the clinic with a large vascular growth over her left cheek and zygoma. When the child was delivered uneventfully at 37 weeks, her mother noticed only a bruiselike discoloration in the area. Over the next several weeks, however, the lesion rapidly enlarged into a thick plaque. There was no…
Crusted erosions on a toddler’s face and extremities
Previously well-controlled lesions around the mouth of a 2-year-old boy quickly develop crusting and turn to punched-out ulcers.
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