European Journal of Dermatology
MENUResidents’corner June 2015. sQUIZ your knowledge!: Papulonecrotic febrile rash in a young man Volume 25, issue 3, May-June 2015
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1 Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba, s/n 28041, Madrid, Spain
2 Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2015.2613
- Page(s) : 285-6
- Published in: 2015
A previously healthy 28-year-old man presented with a 1-month-history of persistent fever accompanied by the progressive appearance of widespread asymptomatic cutaneous lesions during the previous week. Physical examination revealed the presence of multiple erythematous papulonodular lesions with a crusted necrotic core, on the face, upper trunk and extremities (figures 1A-B).What is your diagnosis (figure 1)?Microscopy of a punch-biopsy specimen showed acanthosis and irregular epithelial hyperplasia, [...]