Intermittent Upper Body Eruption

Presenter: Megan Goff, DO
Dermatology Program: WUHS/COMP AZ Derm program
Program Director: Stephen Kessler, D.O.
Submitted on: Feb 29, 2004

CHIEF COMPLAINT:  Intermittent upper body eruption for several months

CLINICAL HISTORY:

Signs and symptoms:  mild pruritus

Previous Treatment:  none.

Other information: The patient believed it first appeared after a radiographic study with contrast for follow up of her metastatic breast carcinoma. The patient’s medical and surgical history was significant for left breast ductal carcinoma T1N0 status post modified radical mastectomy (8/86), metastasis to the mediastinum and retrocrural lymph nodes status post-chemotherapy completed 3/92, resection of left adrenal metastasis (10/92), and solitary brain metastasis, status post craniotomy, resection, X-ray therapy (10/96).

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Blistering skin disease since birth

Presenter: Michael Sabat, MS, DO (2nd year resident), Megan Goff, DO (1st year resident), and Sam Smith, MPH, DO (1st year resident)
Dermatology Program: Stephen Kessler, D.O.
Program Director: Stephen Kessler, D.O.
Submitted on: Oct 29, 2002

CHIEF COMPLAINT:  Painful blisters/ ulcerations since birth

CLINICAL HISTORY:

Signs and symptoms:  Fragility of skin and slow healing, scarring erosions and ulcers, difficulty swallowing, decreased appetite and weight loss

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