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Multiple Subcutaneous Nodules With Unknown Metastases to the Liver—Quiz Case

Michael Jude Welsch, MD; Shail Busbey, MD; Patricia Kurtz, MD; Christopher R. Shea, MD
University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill

Arch Dermatol. 2005;141:93-98.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 51-year-old black man presented with nonpainful subcutaneous nodules that had appeared insidiously on his torso, arms, and face over the previous 2 months (Figure 1). He had been undergoing workup for a 5-kg weight loss, cramping abdominal pain, and frequent, loose, nonbloody stools, when lesions in the liver suggestive of metastases were noted on a computed tomographic scan. He had been scheduled for a liver biopsy before dermatologic presentation. His medical history was significant for hypertension, which was controlled with nifedipine therapy, and alcohol abuse. Wheezing, flushing, and other cardiovascular symptoms were absent.


 
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Figure 1.


Physical examination revealed a cachectic man with icteric conjunctivae and multiple, asymptomatic, scattered, well-defined, 3- to 8-mm, hard, mobile, subcutaneous nodules on his shoulders, torso, and face. A biopsy specimen was obtained from the back (Figure 2 . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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