Multiple erythematous shiny papules and nodules over scrotal skin

Multiple erythematous-yellow, dome-shaped papules.

Volume 82, Number 5 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 517 A 15-year-old boy presented with papules concentrated on his bilateral forearms, elbows, knees, and trunk that arose suddenly five weeks earlier. The patient reported that the lesions became pruritic after showering. He had no personal or family history of similar lesions and took no regular medications. He was obese and had a f...

Erythematous papules on the face.

Volume 86, Number 11 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 1065 A 19-year-old woman presented with a red rash on her face. The nonpainful bumps had been present for several years and had been unsuccessfully treated with topical retinoids and laser therapy. The patient had a history of seizure disorder and mental retardation. The examination revealed multiple erythematous papules coalescing...

Multiple firm, reddish-brown papules and nodules on shoulder and arm

Observing the skin: papules and nodules in leprosy.

In reports of clinical cases of leprosy one can read: ‘presence of papules and nodules or papulo-nodular lesions’. In a leprosy patient there can be present either papules or nodules but not these two elementary lesions together. It is reported in books of dermatology that: “papule is a solid elevated lesion up to 1 cm of diameter”. It is also reported: “papules are usually caused by an infiltr...

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...