Unilateral Eruption of Painful Papules: 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...

Symmetrical Keratotic Papules on the Hands: A Quiz.

[Painful eruption in the right groin].

B Monteagudo, M Ginarte, C Durana, MM Used, M Pereiro Jr, C de las Heras, and JM Cacharrón Servicio de Dermatología, Complejo Hospitalario Arquitecto Marcide-Novoa Santos, Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Complejo Hospitalario Arquitecto Marcide-Novoa Santos, Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain Servicio de Dermatología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Facultad de Medicina, Sa...

SkIndia Quiz 28: Sudden onset generalized papules in a pubertal female

A 15-year-old female presented to us with the complaints of sudden appearance of numerous small nonpruritic eruptions all over the body. To start with, the lesions appeared on the eyelids at the age of 7 years. At pubertal age, this was followed by successive eruptions on the upper extremities, axillae, neck and upper abdomen, respectively [Figures 1a, 2 and 3]. The lesions rapidly increased in...

Quiz : A middle aged lady with annular athrophic papules and plaques on her back: What is your diagnosis?

A 51 year old woman was referred to dermatology clinic with multiple asymptomatic erythematus papules and plaques on her back, which she had developed over the previous 2 months ago. In the dermatological examination, there were multiple atrophic papules with hypopigmented centers and sharp borders on her back, some of which were annular with elevated violaceous borders (Figures 1, 2). Fu...