Violaceous Nodules on the Right Leg and Foot-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Violaceous Nodules on the Right Leg and Foot

Published:2023-12-12 Issue:22 Volume:330 Page:2209
ISSN:0098-7484
Container-title:JAMA
language:en
Short-container-title:JAMA

Author:

Chen Tai-Li¹²,Chuang Hao-Kai²³,Wu Chen-Yi¹²⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

2. Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

3. Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

4. Department of Dermatology, National Yang Ming Chao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract

A patient with a history of bullous pemphigoid treated with oral prednisolone presented with multiple round, dark brown to violaceous-colored firm nodules on the right leg and 2 nodular masses with hemorrhagic crusts on the right foot. Complete blood cell count and creatinine and liver function test results were normal, and results of HIV antibody testing were negative. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/articlepdf/2812382/jama_chen_2023_cg_230016_1701364776.65057.pdf

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