Teledermatology is the delivery of dermatologic health care to remote locations by means of telecommunications and information technology. It facilitates delivery of services by a dermatologist at a different time and place than the patient who receives them. Both real-time videoconferences and store-and-forward systems have proven to be highly reliable and accurate in teledermatologic diagnosis compared to traditional face-to-face diagnosis.

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Reddish brown plaques

This patient with a prolonged history of generalised erythema and photosensitivity complaining of a burning sensation over the exposed areas on sun exposure, developed an asymptomatic generalized eruption comprised of widely disseminated reddish brown infiltrated papulonodules and plaques. Serum protein analysis revealed a raised level of gamma globulins. Histopathology of the biopsy specimen revealed dense dermal infiltration by foamy histiocytes, lymphocytes and plasma cells. What would be the differential diagnosis? View Images

PubMed eMedicine Dermatology Online Journal on Lepromatous leprosy

posted by Dr. Shahbaz A.Janjua at 9:08 AM

1 Comments:

Blogger Dr Ian McColl said...

Lepromatous leprosy can sometimes be florid like this but usually as a treatment reaction.
Best wishes

5:16 AM

 

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