Kitchen work worsens pruritic hand lesions
A restaurant employee’s intensely itching and burning hand lesions worsened after he was assigned to work in the kitchen.
A restaurant employee’s intensely itching and burning hand lesions worsened after he was assigned to work in the kitchen.
A 29-year-old woman complained of a pruritic rash that had appeared approxmately one month ago. Erythematous, irregularly shaped plaques were seen on her forehead, forearms, chest, abdomen, and ankles. No pustules, vesicles, scale, or crust was present. There were no other significant nail, skin, scalp, or oral findings. Symptoms, which were worse with heat and…
Figure 1. Erythematous scaly plaques are seen on the patient’s upper body and arms. This case study sheds light on drug-induced photosensitivities. Make sure you can recognize and treat them in your practice. An 83-year-old man presented with an eczematous rash on his face, neck, trunk, and extremities. He also complained of severe pruritus and…