[Erythematous violaceous nodules and telangiectasis on the thighs].

CASES FOR DIAGNOSIS 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 ...

Interstitial Granulomatous Dermatitis -A Case Report Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis is a rare entity first described by Ackerman et al. in 1993. We described a 57-year-old female, with a long-standing history of rheumatoid arthritis, presenting with symmetric violaceous to erythematous indurated papules and nodules on her buttock and medial thighs arranging in an arciform fashion for more than three months. Pathologically, it showed palisa...

Panniculitis associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis*

Panniculitis is a rare clinical finding in dermatomyositis, with less than 30 cases reported and there is only one case associated with the amyopathic subtype described in the literature. The present report describes a 49-year-old female patient that one year after being diagnosed with amyopathic dermatomyositis, presented indurated, painful, erythematous to violaceous nodules located on the up...

CASE 1

A 7 – year - old Caucasian girl presented with a 3-month history of nodules on her thighs and buttocks. During a one-month period, the lesions gradually increased in size and number. They became indurate and tender. Similar nodules appeared on forearms after 4 months. The lesions gradually healed with a depressed scar. On physical examination, we found many indurate areas 10-40 mm in diam...

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