Pruritic cutaneous lesions on the chest

Abstract

We present the case of an 82 years old woman with history of
Diabetes mellitus type 2 and arterial hypertension, chronically
medicated with insulin glargine 20 units/day and amlodipine/
valsartan 5/160 mg per day. The patient was admitted to the
emergency department due to dyspnea and chest pain with 1
day evolution, reporting also a 3-months history of asthenia
and pruritic cutaneous lesions on the chest. On admission the
patient was pale, polypneic and tachycardic with erythematous
cutaneous lesions localized on the anterior and posterior thoracic
region.

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