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Case Number : Case 2788- 15 March 2021
Posted By:
Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim
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F55 ,Hair fall and skin rash involving the face (including peri-oral area), hands, forearms, feet, buttocks, groin and inguinal folds. The rash is erythematous, dry and desquamative (flaky). She also has edema of both limbs and glossitis. She has some mental confusion. The patient has performed intestinal bypass surgery in 2015 which was complicated by chronic diarrhea. The skin manifestations started to appear around the end of 2019.
Diagnostic Pearls : Case 2788- 15 March 2021
F55 ,Hair fall and skin rash involving the face (including peri-oral area), hands, forearms, feet, buttocks, groin and inguinal folds. The rash is erythematous, dry and desquamative (flaky). She also has edema of both limbs and glossitis. She has some mental confusion. The patient has performed intestinal bypass surgery in 2015 which was complicated by chronic diarrhea. The skin manifestations started to appear around the end of 2019.
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