A man with psoriasis like rash

A 33-Year-Old Man with a Facial Rash

121 A 33-y-old man presented to his primary care practitioner with a rash beginning around the left ear and spreading into the periorbital region. He was known to have eczema (atopic dermatitis), and the diagnosis of secondary bacterial infection and periorbital cellulitis was made. Because of a history of penicillin allergy, the patient was started on erythromycin. This treatment had no effect...

A Red, Scaly Rash: How to Recognize and Treat Psoriasis

• Objective: To review the diagnosis and treatment of

Tophaceous pustule-like rash in a patient with gout.

Erythrodermic Psoriasis in a Man with Monoclonal B-cell Lymphocytosis

Erythroderma is characterized by erythema involving greater than 90% of the body surface area and may be caused by several etiologies, including erythrodermic psoriasis. Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin and systemic condition characterized by erythematous and scaly plaques. Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis is an asymptomatic hematological disorder diagnosed by elevated, small, clonal B-cell count...

Fever and a rash in a 61 year old man

A 61 year old white homosexual man complained of profound fatigue, proximal lower extremity weakness, myalgias, and fever of two days’ duration. He also complained of a worsening rash over his proximal upper extremities, trunk, and back for the past month. Two months earlier he had been diagnosed with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis when he presented with bilateral hand and wrist pain. He den...