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Erythema elevatum diutinum (EED) is an uncommon and chronic dermatosis of unknown etiology.1 It affects both genders equally; males tend to present it in old age, whereas females and HIV patients of both genders tend to be younger.2 It manifests as firm, red, purple, or brown papules or nodules, distributed on extensor surfaces of limbs, particular...
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... A 70-year-old man ( Fig. 1) presented for consultation because of numerous verrucous lesions that appeared 5 years prior as small papules, which progressively grew in size and in number. There are recorded cases of spontaneous resolution of EED, although it tends to occur at a very slow pace. However, the condition tends to persist in patients with underlying ...
