Clinical Quiz
The Hong Kong Practitioner VOLUME 27 / August 2005

A man with an asymptomatic skin rash
Kuen-Kong Lo ¿c°®­è


A monthly clinical quiz is published in The Hong Kong Practitioner. Readers are invited to participate and a prize draw, sponsored by Pfizer Corporation Hong Kong Limited, will be undertaken among the successful entries each month. For entry into the draw, simply answer the question, fill in the reply slip and return it to the College by 16 September, 2005. Each reader is allowed to submit one entry only. The name of the winner and the answer will be published in the September issue.

Clinical history:

This is a 48-year old man who was admitted for investigation of a palpable liver and spleen. There are many similar skin rashes elsewhere on the body.

The slide and the question were prepared by:

Dr Kuen-Kong Lo,
FRCP, FHKAM(Med)
Consultant Dermatologist-in-Charge,
Social Hygiene Service, Department of Health.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Spider naevi
B. Rosacea
C. Kaposi sarcoma
D. Cherry angioma

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