Misha Rosenbach

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? Erythema nodosum (EN) is the most common form of panniculitis. EN is generally viewed as a cutaneous reactive process that can be seen as an isolated, idiopathic condition (sometimes referred to as primary EN), or more often as a skin sign of another disease (secondary EN). The list of…

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) is chronic, progressive, granulomatous disorder with the potential to affect multiple organs, with a notable strong association with paraproteinemias and/or lymphoproliferative disease that demands lifelong monitoring and vigilance. Characteristic findings on physical examination On physical examination, there are yellowish to red-orange papules and nodules that coalesce…

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease that can impact almost every organ system of the body. While the majority of patients have pulmonary involvement, a significant subset of patients have cutaneous manifestations. In a minority of patients the cutaneous manifestations are the primary organ system affected. The role of…

Patient with diffuse skin rash in the ICU Synonyms Erythroderma, Exfoliative Dermatitis, Acute skin failureRelated Content Related Conditions Erythroderma, exfoliative dermatitis, severe psoriasis, severe atopic dermatitis, erythrodermic seborrheic dermatitis, erythrodermic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, widespread drug reaction, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, erythrodermic scabies, staphylococcal…