A 29-year-old South African woman presents with a 5-day history of painful, red, raised lesions on her legs and general lethargy. The lesions are tender and she is otherwise well. She reports a recent nonspecific flu-like illness.
She takes thyroxine 100 micrograms daily, salbutamol inhaler as required and ethinyloestradiol/drospirenone 3/0.02 one tablet daily. She recently returned from sub-Saharan Africa. A clinical photograph is shown below.
Clinical photograph of lower-limb rash.
Briefly describe the characteristics of the rash shown.
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State the name of this rash.
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List three (3) specific causes for the rash shown.
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List and justify two (2) investigations to diagnose the cause in the ED.
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State two (2) initial management steps.
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