Laura Cantú Parra; Jorgelina Vidal; Avelina Merino; Viviana Parra

Authors

Laura Cantú Parra Luis C. Lagomaggiore Hospital , Mendoza, Argentina
Jorgelina Vidal Luis C. Lagomaggiore Hospital, Mendoza, Argentina
Avelina Merino Schestakow Hospital, San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina
Viviana Parra Luis C. Lagomaggiore Hospital, Mendoza, Argentina

Keywords:

nodule, leg, right

Abstract

A 59-year-old patient, with a history of kidney transplant performed 2 years before the consultation, in treatment with mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus and meprednisone, consulted for presenting asymptomatic lesions in the posterior region of the right leg, of 8 months of evolution, that appeared weeks after trauma.

Author Biographies

Laura Cantú Parra, Luis C. Lagomaggiore Hospital , Mendoza, Argentina

Dermatology Resident

Jorgelina Vidal, Luis C. Lagomaggiore Hospital, Mendoza, Argentina

Medical Dermatologist of the Dermatology Service. Professor at the National University of Cuyo

Avelina Merino, Schestakow Hospital, San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina

Medical Dermatologist

Viviana Parra, Luis C. Lagomaggiore Hospital, Mendoza, Argentina

Head of the Dermatology Service. Professor of Dermatology, National University of Cuyo

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