Clinical Cases in Pruritus

Chapter 1 72-Year-Old Male with Itchy, Erythematous Papules on His Trunk Amy Mehlman, Austin Cusick, and Shannon C. Trotter A 72-year-old male presented with itchy, erythematous papules on his trunk, most concentrated in the middle of his chest and back. The eruption had been present for 6 months and treated unsuccessfully with topical clotrimazole and over the counter emollients. He reported using a hot tub on a daily basis and stated that the lesions often look like a blister and they ...