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Michael Overcash, MPAS, PA-C

Diagnosis

drug reaction, fixed

Body Site

palm

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 6-year-old Nicaraguan boy had a 2 year history of recurrent itchy red plaques on his left cheek and left hand following consumption of a locally produced red dye containing candy available only a few times each year . The lesions would heal within 3 weeks.

Description

round red edematous 4 cm plaque with dusky center

Categories

drug reaction reactive erythema

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4/8/2007 15:45:42

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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