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Case Number : Case 1020 - 21st May Posted By: Guest

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46 year-old HIV positive female with left forearm lesion “that comes and goes”.

Case posted by Dr. Hafeez Diwan.
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Postinflammatory hyper/hypopigmentation, probably secondary to a fixed drug reaction.

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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim 508

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Agree with Dr Abdul Kadir

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Robledo F. Rocha

Robledo F. Rocha 336

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[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]A postinflammatory hyperpigmentation that wax and wane in the same site, probably related to discontinuation and reexposure to the offending medication, is consistent with fixed drug eruption.[/size][/font]

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Guest Jim Davie MD

Guest Jim Davie MD

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Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. Periodic (now inactive) fixed drug rxn would be reasonable if she is routinely rotating through antiretrovirals.
There is increased keratinocyte size with hypergranulosis and hyperorthokeratosis. Nonspecific, most likely reactive changes from chronic irritation / early lichen simplex chronicus, vs. irritated large cell acanthoma (given limited context of images).
In addition, there is subtle edema and subtly increased spindle cells / mast cells. Most likely non-specific; I'd consider TMEP / urticaria pigmentosa if it wasn't an isolated lesion.

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IgorSC

IgorSC 119

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Agree with postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, probably to fixed drug eruption.

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SADAT
Agree post inflammatory hyperpigmentation most commonly with fixed drug eruption

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SADAT
Agree post inflammatory hyperpigmentation most commonly with fixed drug eruption

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Dr. Hafeez Diwan

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Yes. Fixed drug eruption.

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