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Tsui C. Ling, MRCP; Richard J. Prescott, FRCPath; Martina Daly, FRCP
Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Blackburn, England

Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:1607-1612.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 27-year-old man presented to the urologic service with a 2-week history of a painful scrotum, spiking pyrexia, general malaise, arthritis, and a rash. On examination, he had a tender, swollen scrotum. He also had a florid, tender, erythematous, nodular rash, especially on his buttocks and legs, as well as on his back and arms (Figure 1). There was no evidence of lymphadenopathy or visceromegaly. The patient was born in India and has been a resident of England for 2 years. There was no known exposure to tuberculosis.

Figure 1.

Laboratory tests revealed the following values: hemoglobin, 10.9 g/L (reference range [RR], 13.0-18.0 g/L); white blood cell count, 22.4 x 10³/µL (RR, 3.0-11.0 x 10³/µL); mean corpuscular volume, 74 fL (RR, 76-100 fL); mean corpuscular hemoglobin, 24 pg (RR, 27-32 pg); erythrocyte sedimentation rate, 84 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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