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Chih-Chieh Chan, MD; Chia-Yu Chu, MD
Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:428-430.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 31-year-old Taiwanese woman, who from her medical history was generally well, presented with 1 slowly enlarging elevated plaque on the posterior aspect of her right shoulder. This had first been detected 3 months before the visit to our clinic. The lesion had originated as a small, tender, erythematous papule and had since grown into a large confluent plaque with satellite papules. She claimed that the lesion was increasing in size, and this was accompanied by intense itching and fever. On physical examination, there was 1 palm-sized, dusky red, elastic firm plaque on the right shoulder. The main lesion was surrounded by multiple 2- to 8-mm erythematous satellite papules (Figure 1). There were no palpable cervical, supraclavicular, axillary, or inguinal lymph nodes. A systemic workup that included head, neck, and chest computed tomographic scans showed no involvement of other organs. Workups done . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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