Patient had complaint of joint pain (knee, elbow) for which he took some painkillers. After that patient developed these skin lesions for last 3 months. Initially subsided but then recurred for last 15 days with purulent discharge from legs. Dx?
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Pt has h/o joint pains like knee and elbows ie major joints likely autoimmune developing skin lesions appears to be coincidental and discharge is secondary infection . He looks to be a c/o D LE with Pyoderma with DLE Rx treat infection first which looks MRSA Tab lenazolinid 600mg 1bd Azithromycin 500mg 1od Tab Levocetrizine5mg 1bd Once infection resolved shift on autoimmune component Add steroids orally as well as locally
D/d 1) Psoriatic arthritis 2) Hansen's dz 3) primary vasculitis like polyarteritis nodosa( PAN), cutaneous PAN, ANCA associated vasculitis Rule out HIV and diabetes Kindly share routine reports
Apparently DLE with pyoderma Antibiotics Cetrizine,1bd Prednisolone in tapering dose
Agree with dr.akhil Goel.,rule out hansens by slit skin smear ,look for any nerve thickening .can be reversal reaction of Hansen's .
DLE ; eczema with secondary infection over ankal joint?
Drug induced Nummular Eczema
Chronic lichen planus
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