A patient with sarcoidosis has firm, tender, reddened nodules, along the anterior aspect of the leg. These lesions are called:
A. Erythema multiforme
B. Erythema nodosum
C. A discoid rash
D. Lichen planus
ANS: B
Patients with autoimmune disease frequently experience isolated, multiple skin lesions that emerge as firm, tender, reddened nodules, usually along the anterior aspect of the leg, although other sites can be involved. Over a period of up to 2 weeks, the lesions fade in color and the degree of firmness decreases.
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