Annular erythema caused by impending pacemaker extrusion

A 72-year-old patient with an implanted cardiac pacemaker presented with a circumscribed erythematous area on his chest. It was only several months later, after he had developed positional, localized pain in this area, that the diagnosis of an impending pacemaker extrusion became evident. This case...

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Published inActa dermato-venereologica Vol. 79; no. 5; pp. 385 - 387
Main Authors GERDSEN, R, KAISER, H. W, FRIEDRICH, K, RABE, E, BIEBER, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Uppsala Acta dermato-venereologica 01.09.1999
Subjects
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Diagnosis, Differential
Erythema - diagnosis
Erythema - etiology
Erythema - pathology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Thorax
Human
Case study
Skin disease
Iatrogenic
Pacemaker
Complication
Extrusion
Implantation
Skin
Elderly
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Summary:A 72-year-old patient with an implanted cardiac pacemaker presented with a circumscribed erythematous area on his chest. It was only several months later, after he had developed positional, localized pain in this area, that the diagnosis of an impending pacemaker extrusion became evident. This case illustrates the diagnostic difficulties in patients with pacemaker-associated skin lesions. Regular follow-up examinations and close co-operation of dermatologists, cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons are of major importance in view of the potentially life-threatening complications.
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ISSN:0001-5555
1651-2057
DOI:10.1080/000155599750010346