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A 65-year-old female presented with history of relatively asymptomatic reddish-brown raised lesions over the extensor surface of extremities and the joints of eight years' duration. There was history of gradual increase in the number and the size of the lesions. The lesions were associated with...
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Published in | Journal of postgraduate medicine (Bombay) Vol. 48; no. 4 |
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Format | Journal Article |
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India
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
13.02.2003
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Summary: | A 65-year-old female presented with history of relatively asymptomatic
reddish-brown raised lesions over the extensor surface of extremities
and the joints of eight years' duration. There was history of gradual
increase in the number and the size of the lesions. The lesions were
associated with occasional itching and burning sensation especially
after exposure to cold. The patient also complained of knee and ankle
joint pains off and on. There was no history of preceding or associated
upper respiratory tract infection, gastro-intestinal disturbances,
fever and malaise. She was not a known diabetic or hypertensive and had
no past history of tuberculosis or contact with tuberculosis. |
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ISSN: | 0022-3859 |