Erythematous Skin Nodules in a Patient Living in Southern Africa: Pseudolymphoma

  • João Borges-Costa Clinica Universitária de Dermatologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Hospital de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8903-209X
  • Jorge Seixas Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Luís Soares de Almeida Clinica Universitária de Dermatologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Hospital de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisbon, Portugal
  • Heinz Kutzner Dermatopathologie Laboratory, Friedrichschafen, Germany
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.78.2.1170
Keywords: Africa, Insect Bites and Stings, Pseudolymphoma/diagnosis, Skin Diseases/diagnosis

Abstract

The differential diagnosis of long-lasting erythematous skin nodules in patients living in Africa is broad. We report a clinical case of a 65-year-old Caucasian male, living in a Southern African Country, presenting to our department with an eight- -month history of erythematous skin nodules on the trunk and limbs. The diagnosis was B-pseudolymphoma and we discuss its aetiology and differential diagnosis.

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Published
2020-07-14
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Borges-Costa, J., Seixas, J., Soares de Almeida, L., & Kutzner, H. (2020). Erythematous Skin Nodules in a Patient Living in Southern Africa: Pseudolymphoma. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 78(2), 155-157. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.78.2.1170
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Vol 78 No 2 (2020): April - June
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Case Reports

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