A 68-Year-Old Man With Skin Rash and a Pleural Effusion.
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; 158(1): e33-e36, 2020 07.
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ABSTRACT
CASE PRESENTATION A 68-year-old man developed an erythematous, papular, pruritic rash on his right thigh 1 month prior to presentation. It subsequently spread to his other extremities and trunk. He also endorsed fevers of > 38.3°C, night sweats, fatigue, shortness of breath, and a dry cough. He was prescribed triamcinolone 0.1% cream for his rash and azithromycin for presumed community-acquired pneumonia, with no improvement in symptoms. He had a history of relapsing polychondritis for which he was prescribed infliximab and low-dose prednisone. He had never smoked tobacco, did not use alcohol or illicit substances, and had no significant travel history.
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Assunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Policondrite Recidivante
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Síndrome de Sweet
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Exantema
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article