47 year old female with intensely pruritic weeping lesions. | Figure 1

smithn2

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47 year old female with intensely pruritic weeping lesions. 3 months ago, began as what appeared to be an insect bite. Now very itchy with burning pain. CRP and ESR normal. Given #Clindamycin by Emerg since it was hot and wbc elevated. Dermatologists: help with ddx please? Could this be #Dermatitis-herpetiformis ?


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