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REPORT OF AN EXTENSIVE CASE

H. J. F. WALLHAUSER, M.D.; Andrew Wallhauser

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1934;29(2):282-286.

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Dermatitis vegetans cannot be accepted as a clinical entity since it occurs as a secondary manifestation in unrelated dermatoses of both benign and grave character, indicating a varied etiology. Our problem, therefore, consists in separating these various conditions, especially from the standpoint of etiology and prognosis.

Hallopeau described a benign type beginning as small erythematous circular patches; millet seed-sized seropustules developed, the lesions enlarging by peripheral extension as they cleared in the center, leaving a brownish pigmentation. The case here reported (case 3) corresponded to his description in clinical detail.

REPORT OF CASE

M. L., a man, aged 80, was admitted to the Newark City Hospital in June, 1929.

Physical examination and the general laboratory examination revealed nothing unusual.

The cutaneous lesion at this time consisted of a vegetating dermatitis limited to the groins and perineum. Under treatment with antiseptic wet dressings, the patient improved and was discharged in November, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEWARK, N. J.

Footnotes
Read at the Fifty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the American Dermatological Association, Inc., Chicago, June 8, 1933.

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