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Verrucous Facial Plaques—Quiz Case
Valentina R. Bradley, MD;
Cynthia C. Patterson, BA;
Dwight A. Scarborough, MD
Private practice, Dublin, Ohio (Drs Bradley and Scarborough), and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus (Ms Patterson)
Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:385-390.
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REPORT OF A CASE
A 66-year-old white man presented with a 3-month history of "red open sores" on his face that were not painful or pruritic. He had been seen by his family physician, who prescribed 8 weeks of terbinafine (Lamisil) therapy (250 mg/d), which did not resolve the appearance of the lesions. His medical history included silicosis and pneumococcal pneumonia as well as prostatitis, which had developed 1 month before the appearance of the facial lesions. He had also been exposed to clay dust for 35 years, while working in a clay refinery, and had worked with calves that were reportedly dying of an unspecified fungal infection.
Physical examination revealed multiple verrucous plaques with elevated erythematous borders and central ulceration (Figure 1). The lesions were located in the right paranasal area, right nasal vestibule, left cheek, and anterior aspect . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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