RHEUMATOLOGY

Purpura

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Fig. 6.1 Pigmented purpuric dermatosis (progressive pigmentary dermatosis [Schamberg disease]) occurring on the leg as reddish-brown patches with superimposed pinpoint petechiae   2. Intermediate macular purpura (5–9 mm in diameter,…

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Parvovirus B19 Infection

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Fig. 19.1 Classic “slapped” cheek rash of erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) on face and torso (Reprinted from Schneider AP, Naides SJ. Human Parvovirus Infection. Am J Family Physician. 39:165, 1989….

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Nodules in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Fig. 16.1 Multiple rheumatoid nodules in a patient with advanced rheumatoid arthritis and destructive arthropathy of the hands Fig. 16.2 Nodules and plaques of palisaded neutrophilic and granulomatous dermatitis in…

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Malar Erythema

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Fig. 5.1 Malar erythema from rosacea with characteristic papules and pustules Lupus erythematosus: The malar rash is classically associated with acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (ACLE) or subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus…

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Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

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Fig. 14.1 Image of a patient with typical thick and white scaling psoriatic plaques Other forms of psoriasis include guttate, inverse, seborrheic, erythrodermic, pustular and nail psoriasis. Guttate psoriasis is…

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Ulceration in Rheumatic Disease

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Fig. 8.1 Aphthous ulcer on the lower lip shows a fibrinous base Fig. 8.2 Right leg image shows pyoderma gangrenosum with an undermined ulcer Reactive arthritis or Reiter’s syndrome (RS)…

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Livedo Reticularis

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Fig. 4.1 Livedo reticularis of the bilateral lower extremities It is important to distinguish LR from livedo racemosa, a distinct entity characterized by a violaceous, irregular net-like pattern that is…

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