Clinical Quiz
The Hong Kong Practitioner VOLUME 27 / January 2005

A middle-aged man presenting with itchy lesions on his skin
T S Au °Ï¼w¦¨


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Clinical history:

A middle-aged man complains of persistent itchy lesions of both shins for 5 years. He has tried different topical steroids, and there has been a partial response.
The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr T S Au, FRCP, FHKAM(Med)
The Hong Kong Dermatology Centre, Unit 502, Hing Wai Building, 36 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

A. Scabies
B. Multiple viral warts
C. Lichen amyloidosis
D. Dermatitis herpetiformis

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