Violet annular plaques on dorsum of hands

Authors

  • Juan Pablo Valdivieso Hospital of Clinics José de San Martín, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Alexandra Ruíz Hospital of Clinics José de San Martín, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Ariel Sehtman Hospital of Clinics José de San Martín, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Mario A. Marini Hospital of Clinics José de San Martín, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract

A 66-year-old man, a former smoker, with no other relevant history, consulted for a 3-year-old initially painful dermatosis located on the back of both hands, which appeared after receiving, during that period and accidentally, occasional trauma.

Author Biographies

Juan Pablo Valdivieso, Hospital of Clinics José de San Martín, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Concurrent Physician

Alexandra Ruíz, Hospital of Clinics José de San Martín, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical Fellow

Ariel Sehtman, Hospital of Clinics José de San Martín, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical plant. Deputy Chief of the Dermatology Division

Mario A. Marini, Hospital of Clinics José de San Martín, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Consulting Professor of Dermatology

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Published

2017-03-01

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