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Channy Y. Muhn, MD, BSc; Donald Rosenthal, MD, FRCPC; Charmaine Browne, MBBS; Henry Jakubovic, MD, FRCPC; Benjamin J. Fisher, MD, FRCPC

Arch Dermatol. 1998;134:929-931.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 33-year-old moderately mentally handicapped man who was living in a group home presented to our clinic with a 1-week history of pain, swelling, and erythema of the lower portion of the right leg and foot. The patient was of Roman Catholic, Italian origin, although the history of his distant family revealed that some of his relatives had emigrated from North Africa. The patient's symptoms had been ongoing for 5 years, recurring approximately every 2 to 3 months, with no known triggering factors. With each recurrence, marked edema and erythema of the lower portion of the right leg was noted with severe pain and tenderness. Questioning of the patient's caregiver revealed that with the swelling and discomfort, the patient developed a flulike illness consisting of fever, diaphoresis, abdominal pain, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

COMMENT

From the Division of Dermatology, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, and the Division of Dermatology, Wellesley Hospital and St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.