Multiple Lobulated Swellings: Answer

Published Date: 20th January 2020

Publication Authors: Eustace K

Answer

The clinical presentation is consistent with a diagnosis of erythema elevatum diutinum (EED) but with a histological overlap of features characteristic of palisaded neutrophilic granulomatous dermatitis (PNGD)

The patient was commenced on dapsone 100mg once daily. After only 4 weeks of treatment, the lesions almost completely resolved.

Eustace, K; Carr, R; West, E; Bakshi, A. (2020). Multiple Lobulated Swellings: Answer . American Journal of Dermatopathology. 42 (1), 61-62

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