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Cases From A Community Hospital…Jchimp Series #2: 66-Year-Old Man With Recurrent Painful Rashes And Oral Ulcerations, Fatima Halilu, Jing Wu, Joseph Fuscaldo, Nathan Dunsmore, Zain Syed, Pauline Daley
Cases From A Community Hospital…Jchimp Series #2: 66-Year-Old Man With Recurrent Painful Rashes And Oral Ulcerations, Fatima Halilu, Jing Wu, Joseph Fuscaldo, Nathan Dunsmore, Zain Syed, Pauline Daley
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
This is part of a series of case reports detailing scenarios from our community hospital. The cases are selected to feature clinical dilemmas, provide a review on what is currently known about the topic with expert perspective. A 66-year-old black man presented to the primary care clinic with his fourth episode of generalized painful rash and oral ulcerations without a diagnosis despite two emergency room (ED) visits alongside doxycycline treatment. Symptoms interfered with daily activities with skin exam notable for widespread erythematous patches and plaques. In office biopsies were obtained with final diagnosis of erythema multiforme. Etiologic workup revealed positive …