A 68-Year-Old Man With Skin Rash and a Pleural Effusion.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.chest.2019.12.013.
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Abstract
A 68-year-old man developed an erythematous, papular, pruritic rash on his right thigh 1 month prior to presentation. It subsequently spread to his other extremities and trunk. He also endorsed fevers of > 38.3°C, night sweats, fatigue, shortness of breath, and a dry cough. He was prescribed triamcinolone 0.1% cream for his rash and azithromycin for presumed community-acquired pneumonia, with no improvement in symptoms. He had a history of relapsing polychondritis for which he was prescribed infliximab and low-dose prednisone. He had never smoked tobacco, did not use alcohol or illicit substances, and had no significant travel history.
Medical subject headings
- Exanthema
- Pleural Effusion
- Polychondritis, Relapsing
- Sweet Syndrome