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Course: Facial Vegetating Lesions in a Patient With Kidney Failure

CME Credits: 1.00

Released: 2021-05-12

A woman in her 30s undergoing peritoneal dialysis for kidney failure who was also being investigated for severe hyperparathyroidism presented with multiple skin lesions 1 day after undergoing cervical computed tomography with iodinated contrast. Physical examination revealed a polymorphous cutaneous eruption characterized by nodular vegetating lesions on the lower lip and right nasal ala (A); papulovesicular lesions, either umbilicated or with an erosive center, clustered on the left cheek (B); and 2 papulovesicular lesions with an erythematous-to-violaceous halo at the cannula insertion sites on the back of the right hand and the inner side of the wrist. The patient reported that the lesions were painful, with the ones in the oral mucosa impairing feeding.


Educational Objective
Based on this clinical scenario and the accompanying image, understand how to arrive at a correct diagnosis.


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