Dermatology Quiz
Recurrent, painful nodules on a girl’s legs
A 10-year-old girl presents with painful, red nodules on her legs.
Rapid onset of erythroderma in a 65-year-old man
Figure 1. The rash on the patient’s arm.
A 65-year-old man presents with erythroderma.
A rapidly progressing, blistering eruption in a febrile patient
Figure. The case patient’s maculopapular eruption in various stages of evolution. Vesicular crusting lesions on an erythematous base are visible.
A 32-year-old woman presents with fever and a blistering eruption.
A 6-month-old boy with an oedematous and purpuric eruption
Figure 1. The rash showing urticaria with overlying purpura (case patient).
A 6-month-old boy presents with a rash of sudden onset.
An unwell patient with a blistering rash
A young woman develops a severe blistering rash.
A child with sudden onset of dry, hyperpigmented skin
Figure. The eruption on the boy’s neck.
A 10-year-old boy presents with a painless skin eruption affecting his neck.
A pregnant woman with a pruritic eruption
A pregnant woman presents with an intensely pruritic eruption.
A child with severe wrinkling of the skin of the palms
Figure. The girl’s wrinkled palms after exposure to a stream of tap water.
A 12-year-old girl presents with rapid and severe skin wrinkling that affects her palms after exposure to a small amount of water.
A pruritic rash in a traveller
A 45-year-old man presents with an intensely pruritic rash.
A severe erythematous eruption with associated exfoliation
A 56-year-old man presents with a severe erythematous eruption with associated exfoliation.