A Young Woman With Ulcerated Skin Lesions on Her Lower Extremities.
A Young Woman With Ulcerated Skin Lesions on Her Lower Extremities.
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一名下肢皮肤溃烂的年轻女子。
DOI:
10.1093/cid/ciz1012
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发表时间:
2020
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Simmons,JasonD
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StankiewiczKarita,HelenC;StankiewiczAcosta,Carolina;Simmons,JasonD
A 34-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 5-day course of progressive, painful, ulcerated lesions on her lower extremities. She reported subjective fevers, painful nodules on her thighs, and swelling of her hands and feet. Her past medical history included idiopathic immune thrombocytopenic purpura at age 3. She was born and continued to reside in Paraguay where she was working as an accountant. She denied domestic or international travel; other social and family history was noncontributory. On examination, the patient was afebrile with normal vital signs. Multiple purpuric macules and necrotic ulcers with irregular margins were diffusely scattered throughout her lower extremities (Figure 1A and 1B). Additionally, she had diffuse infiltration of the skin on her face and earlobes, edema in her hands and feet, and 2 tender and erythematous subcutaneous nodules on her thighs (Figure1C–E). The rest of her physical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory studies revealed a white blood cell count of 10 000 cells/mL (30% lymphocytes, 65% neutrophils, 1% eosinophils), activated partial thromboplastin time of 49 seconds (normal range, 25–35 seconds), fibrinogen 424 mg/dL (normal range, 150–350 mg/dL), cardiolipin antibody immunoglobulin M of 143 (negative< 12 IgM phospholipid units) and immunoglobulin G of 170 (negative< 12 IgG phospholipid units), and lupus anticoagulants were positive. Protein S, protein C, antithrombin, human immunodeficiency virus antigen/antibody, and serum Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test were negative. A biopsy specimen was obtained from an ulcerative lesion on her lower extremity, and microbiological and histopathological evaluation showed the findings depicted in Figure 2. What is your diagnosis?