Atypical presentation of psoriasis on the breast of an elderly woman: A case report
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that affects over 60 million adults and children globally. It is classically characterized by pink plaques covered with silver scales on the extensor surfaces, trunk, or scalp. In this report, we describe the case of a woman in her late 60s with psor...
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| description | Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that affects over 60 million adults and children globally. It is classically characterized by pink plaques covered with silver scales on the extensor surfaces, trunk, or scalp. In this report, we describe the case of a woman in her late 60s with psoriasis presenting as a painful plaque on her left breast. This case highlights the importance of considering psoriasis as a differential diagnosis in patients with unilateral breast plaques, even in the absence of typical psoriasis scaling elsewhere on the body. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d0d0d8f14eb54fdca377644258b8264f2024-11-09T09:03:45ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2024-11-011210.1177/2050313X241298884Atypical presentation of psoriasis on the breast of an elderly woman: A case reportSusuana Adjei0Mohamad R Taha1Anisha B Patel2Stephen K Tyring3Department of Dermatology, Lake Granbury Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USACollege of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, USADepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Bellaire, TX, USACenter for Clinical Studies, Webster, TX, USAPsoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that affects over 60 million adults and children globally. It is classically characterized by pink plaques covered with silver scales on the extensor surfaces, trunk, or scalp. In this report, we describe the case of a woman in her late 60s with psoriasis presenting as a painful plaque on her left breast. This case highlights the importance of considering psoriasis as a differential diagnosis in patients with unilateral breast plaques, even in the absence of typical psoriasis scaling elsewhere on the body.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X241298884 |
| spellingShingle | Susuana Adjei Mohamad R Taha Anisha B Patel Stephen K Tyring Atypical presentation of psoriasis on the breast of an elderly woman: A case report SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Atypical presentation of psoriasis on the breast of an elderly woman: A case report |
| title_full | Atypical presentation of psoriasis on the breast of an elderly woman: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Atypical presentation of psoriasis on the breast of an elderly woman: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atypical presentation of psoriasis on the breast of an elderly woman: A case report |
| title_short | Atypical presentation of psoriasis on the breast of an elderly woman: A case report |
| title_sort | atypical presentation of psoriasis on the breast of an elderly woman a case report |
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