Fixed Pigment Erythema: A Challenge
Journal Title: Journal of Case Reports and Studies - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
We present a case of a woman with a history of Arthritis currently without directed therapy with controlled disease that occasionally presents joint pains. The patient presented a picture of but at least 2 years of appearance of skin lesions in upper limbs erythema of oval form, with dark background on the anterior aspect of the right wrist (Figure 1 and 2). Which disappears after 5 days without any targeted therapy.
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Anzola YR
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