Itchy Papules and Nodules: A Quiz

SkIndia Quiz 29: Multiple facial papules

Department of Skin and VD, Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India A 40-year-old woman presented with gradual onset of multiple raised skin-colored lesions over face since two months. There was no history of any associated complaints such as burning, itching, or pain. There was no history of antecedent trauma, seasonal variation, systemic ailments, or...

Indurated nodules within a tattoo: a quiz.

A 16-year-old African American male presented with an 18-month history of itchy growths within his professionally applied tattoos. The growths were limited to the red portions, and had developed a few months after the red ink was applied. His past medical and family histories were noncontributory. Physical examination revealed dark blue-black tattoos of lettering and flowers on the bilateral ve...

Symmetrical Keratotic Papules on the Hands: A Quiz.

A young man with multiple reddish papules and nodules on the trunk and extremities

A 23-year old man was presented with multiple papules andnodules (25 lesions) on the trunk and proximal extremities(Figure 1). Two or three lesions were appeared at childhood andincreased to 25 lesions in early adulthood. There were variationsin size from several millimeters to 2 cm with spontaneous andinducible pain especially in exposure to the cold environment.Same lesions were present in hi...

A middle-aged woman with multiple itchy waxy papules: a case of scleromyxoedema

Yaumatei Dermatological Clinic, 12/F, Yaumatei Specialist Clinic, 143 Battery Street, Kowloon A 58-year-old woman presented with multiple itchy, skin-coloured, waxy papules over her face, back, chest and limbs for one year. The histology revealed papular mucinosis with marked fibrosis. Her thyroid function was normal and serum protein electrophoresis detected a kappa monoclonal band. Therefore,...