Painful Erythematous-violaceous Toe: A Quiz

Gigantic erythematous plaques with violaceous oedematous borders: a quiz. Wells' syndrome.

A 67-year-old female patient presented with multiple erythematous plaques with violaceous oedematous borders. Lesions first appeared on the trunk, then spread to the lower limbs and finally the face within 10 days (Fig. 1). Lesions showed centrifugal expansion and were very itchy. Laboratory tests showed increased eosinophils (0.08%, normal < 0.07%), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (4.43 μmol/s/l, ...

[Erythematous-violaceous lesions on the palms].

The patient was a 6-year-old girl with no past history of interest. She was seen for asymptomatic skin lesions that had appeared 2 weeks earlier on the palms of the hands. The history revealed that the lesions first appeared 15 days after the start of the summer holidays, coinciding with the beginning of prolonged, daily leisure activities in a family swimming pool. The girl had not had any pre...

[Erythematous violaceous nodules and telangiectasis on the thighs].

The lesions consisted of papules, plaques, and indurated, erythematous violaceous nodules, with a linear and reticular distribution (Figure 1). The left thigh presented a hot, erythematous plaque filled with numerous telangiectases on the surface (Figure 2). No enlarged lymph nodes were palpated in accessible regions, and no pathological findings were observed in the abdominal examination. The ...

[Fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, and erythematous-violaceous facial plaques].

erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 30mm. Antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid factor, and serological tests for cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, hepatitis B and C viruses, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Toxoplasma gondii, Bartonella henselae, Salmonella typhi, Brucella, Leptospira, and Francisella tularensis were negative. Serological tests were positive for Epstein-Barr ...

Erythematous Violaceous Nodule as a Diagnostic Key of a Mucinous Lung Adenocarcinoma