A man with vegetative plaques and oral erosions

Presenter: Carl Barrick, DO and Tanya Ermolovich, DO
Dermatology Program: Lehigh Valley Health Network/PCOM
Program Director: Stephen Purcell, DO
Submitted on: Feb 28, 2018

CHIEF COMPLAINT:  34 year-old Caucasian male with vegetative plaques right axilla, umbilicus, bilateral inguinal folds and scrotum with extension to anus.

CLINICAL HISTORY:

Signs and symptoms:  History of Present Illness: The patient presents with ulceration and crusting of his nose and lips for six weeks. He has had thick, crusted lesions and swelling of his scrotum for three months. The lesions are asymptomatic although the ulcerations in his mouth are painful. He admits to feeling well without fevers, chills, dysphagia, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or joint pain.

Continue reading “A man with vegetative plaques and oral erosions”