Dear Doctor:
Welcome to Med School Forums, a dynamic and vibrant community of medical students worldwide who want to better themselves.

You are currently viewing our boards as an Observer which only gives you limited access to discussions, articles and our other FREE features. By joining our free community you will be able to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), vote in polls, upload your own notes & photos, download notes created by other members and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact support. If you need more convincing, start browsing messages by clicking on the forum that you want to visit first from the selection below!

Go Back   Med School Forums > The Medical Library > Medicine > Dermatology
Register FAQ Members List Quiz Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
MedSchool Forums USMLE QBank What are the risk factors for endometrial carcinoma and what is the unifying feature for all factors?
Spoiler for Answer:
Nullparity, Obesity, Anovulatory cycles, exogenous estrogen use, estrogen secreting tumors, and polycystic ovary syndrome. All factors have hyperestrogenism.

Dermatology Cases, discussion, MCQs and member-contributed revision notes in Dermatology

Tags: , , ,

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 03-08-06, 10:54   #1
doctor_b
Gary Administrator
 
doctor_b's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 31
Posts: 145
Dermatology 22yo M with a nose and shoulder rash

A 22-year-old, otherwise healthy, Caucasian man presents to the emergency department with what appears to be a scaly, verrucous rash involving the side of his nose (see Image 1), his left shoulder (see Image 2), the right side of his back, and the left posterior aspect of his thigh. He has recently moved to California's Central Valley but denies having any unusual exposures or medical problems and is not taking any medications.

Spoiler for Answer:

The review of symptoms yields negative findings for fevers, night sweats, and chills. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is initially diagnosed, and the patient is presumptively treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and rifampin and discharged home. Several weeks later, he returns to the clinic because the "rash" was not improving and he now has night sweats and arthralgias. Consultation with a dermatologist leads to biopsy of the lesions.

What is the diagnosis, Doctor?
OFF CALL   Reply With Quote
 
 
   
Old 22-11-06, 16:13   #2
drthiru2006
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 1
Default my answer

May be sarcoidosis or lupus vulgaris
OFF CALL   Reply With Quote
Old 22-11-06, 18:05   #3
DrIreland
Erik Administrator
 
DrIreland's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 168
Default

Ooohhh...nice clinical case Dr. B...though you did give a big key giveaway in the clinical description! I won't say the answer but I'll post it pictorially...what do you see here and what's the bug?

OFF CALL   Reply With Quote
Old 17-12-07, 19:34   #4
nimamd
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 9
Default

Thanks! very helpful
OFF CALL   Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Med School Forums > The Medical Library > Medicine > Dermatology > 22yo M with a nose and shoulder rash
Bacne acne information
Disease treatment

Contains New Posts   Forum Contains New Posts    Contains No New Posts   Forum Contains No New Posts    A Closed Forum   Forum is Closed for Posting   

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Forum SEO by Zoints
Copyright ©2006 Med School Forums. All Rights Reserved