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Lax Skin Masses in a 47-Year-Old Woman—Quiz Case
- Source :
- Archives of Dermatology. 141
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- American Medical Association (AMA), 2005.
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Abstract
- A 47-year-old black woman presented with progressive asymptomatic skin lesions of more than 5 years’ duration. Physical examination revealed lax skin masses on her neck (Figure 1) and trunk, the upper part of both arms (Figure2), and the inner area of both thighs. There was a large indurated plaque on her abdomen and ulcerated tumoral lesions on her arms and legs. The lymph nodes were not enlarged. The results of routine laboratory tests (ie, complete blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, liver function, and serum amylase, lactate dehydrogenase, calcium, electrolyte, total serum protein, urea, and creatinine levels) and radiography of the chest were all within the normal range. A biopsy specimen was obtained from the right upper arm area (Figure 3 and Figure 4). What is your diagnosis?
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Granulomatous slack skin
Dermatology
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Trunk
Asymptomatic
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Biopsy
medicine
Abdomen
Lymph
Radiology
Liver function
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0003987X
- Volume :
- 141
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of Dermatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........85774f4546d6bc2ef673c9f9a0064d79