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E. Almore Gauvain, M.D.; Arthur M. Persky, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1930;22(6):1107-1112.

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ERYTHEMA TOXICUM. Presented by DR. ABRAHAM WALZER.

H. N., a woman, aged 21, single, had an eruption of ten days' duration. There was no history of her having received any drugs or injections. The entire body, except the face, was covered with many scattered and grouped erythematous, papular and vesicular lesions varying in size from that of a pinhead to that of a pea or even larger. They had been pruriginous at the start. On the trunk, the lesions were dark violet-red and were involuting, giving the appearance almost of lichen planus. In many locations, the papules were each surmounted by a small central crust. On diascopic pressure, the old lesions showed some pigmentation, but the newer ones completely disappeared.

DISCUSSION

DR. ELIAS W. ABRAMOWITZ: The patient presents a follicular eruption that has rapidly become generalized. On the trunk, the eruption follows the lines of cleavage. While there are a few lesions on the hands, there are no lesions in the mouth and no systemic disturbance. Even though there is no evidence now of a primary or herald plaque, I am inclined to favor the diagnosis of a follicular type of pityriasis rosea on account of the points mentioned and the absence of itching. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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