CASE PRESENTATION Mrs. Smith, a 56-year-old Caucasian woman, was seen in the office for complaints of a rash at her waist. She completed three cycles of dose-dense cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin chemotherapy for stage III breast cancer. The third cycle was 10 days prior. Grade III neutropenia was the only complete blood count abnormality.

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 ...

A 17-year-old girl presented with a bruiselike rash on her legs. The rash had appeared three days prior, after she had eaten limes and rolled down a grassy hill with friends. The rash was initially brightly erythematous, and it was associated with a burning sensation. She had a history of asthma and eczema. The physical examination revealed multiple linear and geometric hyperpigmented patches o...

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A 29-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with a rash across his chest and abdomen. The rash began 2 hours before his arrival and was initially pruritic, but subsequently became painful. The patient also complained of acute onset of aching pain in both hips and his left arm. He denied associated chest pain or dyspnea, and had no paresthesias or disequilibrium. Routine laborat...

To cite: Khan U, Hadid T. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2017-219403 DESCRIPTION A Caucasian woman aged 74 years successfully underwent laminectomy and decompression surgery for spinal stenosis, which was complicated by wound infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), MRSA bacteraemia and endocarditis. M...

Volume 88, Number 9 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 605 A 34-year-old man presented with a pruritic, erythematous, papular rash that appeared two days earlier. The rash started on his trunk and back, then progressed to his arms and the proximal portion of his legs. He did not have pain, burning, or a tingling sensation. He did not have a fever or other systemic symptoms, and the revi...

BACKGROUND Skin rash is an adverse event which might be associated with longer survival in patients treated with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The aim of this nonrandomised phase II clinical trial is to prospectively evaluate the relationship between skin rash and overall survival (OS) in advanced/metastatic pancreatic cancer treated with erlotinib plus gemcitabin...

We describe 3 patients who presented with a distinctive clinical picture of the purpuric rash called "gloves-and-socks syndrome" which was characterized by an acral distribution of the rash that involved not only the distal part of the extremities but also the chin and perioral area. Serologic analysis for parvovirus B19 yielded positive results. Parvovirus B19 should be included in the evaluat...