Multiple Erythematous-Violaceous Patches and Plaques on the Left Upper Arm and Left Side of the Chest

Tian Chen; Dong-Lai Ma

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.0788

Multiple Erythematous-Violaceous Patches and Plaques on the Left Upper Arm and Left Side of the Chest

JAMA Dermatol. 2023 Jun 1;159(6):664-665. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.0788.

Authors

Tian Chen¹, Dong-Lai Ma¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, Beijing, China.

PMID: 37133874
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.0788

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Plain language summary

A woman in her late 20s had multiple, slowly growing, infiltrated erythematous-violaceous patches and plaques with occasional slight pain extending from her left upper arm to the left side of her chest. What is your diagnosis?

MeSH terms

Arm*
Erythema* / diagnosis
Erythema* / etiology
Humans
Thorax