Multiple erythematous-squamous foci in visible skin areas

Photosensitive erythematous skin rash.

Volume 88, Number 7 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 457 A 41-year-old man presented with a painful, erythematous, erosive, and scaly rash. It was symmetrically distributed over sun-exposed areas, involving his face, neck, dorsum of his hands and feet, and upper back (Figures 1 and 2). The rash and frequent loose stools had been present for several months. Neuropsychiatric evaluation ...

Psoriasis and Other Erythematous Skin Diseases

Psoriasis and Other Erythematous Skin Diseases

Psoriasis and Other Erythematous Skin Diseases

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...