Suppurative umbilical lesion in a previously healthy patient

Authors

  • María Laura Sanz Churruca Visca Hospital, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Agustina Fernández Capiet Churruca Visca Hospital, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Alejandro Sanz Churruca Visca Hospital, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Silvana Alejandra León Churruca Visca Hospital, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/n1zrv735

Keywords:

suppurative umbilical lesion, previously healthy patient

Abstract

An 86-year-old female patient, with a history of ischemic stroke in 2011 and senile dementia, presented to our service with an umbilical lesion of 8 weeks' duration. Physical examination revealed a 1.3 cm diameter, slightly painful, erythematous, infiltrated nodular lesion with serous drainage, located in the umbilical region (Photo 1). Dermatoscopy showed some milky red and whitish areas, punctate vessels, and serous drainage (Photo 2). Adjacent to this lesion was a second 0.5 cm diameter, infiltrated, erythematous nodular lesion with a smooth surface, present for one month, which had a shiny, non-secreting surface and was marked by telangiectasias (Photo 3). During targeted questioning, the family member present reported asthenia and weight loss associated with the lesions, of 2 months' duration.

Author Biographies

  • María Laura Sanz, Churruca Visca Hospital, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Resident Physician, Dermatology Service

  • Agustina Fernández Capiet, Churruca Visca Hospital, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Physician, Chief Resident, Dermatology Service

  • Alejandro Sanz, Churruca Visca Hospital, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Staff Physician, Dermatology Service

  • Silvana Alejandra León, Churruca Visca Hospital, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Head of Service, Dermatology Service

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Published

2026-04-28

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2026): January-april

Section

What is your Diagnosis?

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