Scaly lesions triggered by malnutrition in rare Australian case
Doctors found keratotic folliculocentric, violaceous, scaly eruption affecting the patient's trunk and extremities.
Malnutrition is a rare occurrence in developed countries, but Australian doctors have described a local case of phrynoderma in an elderly man who presented with scaly skin lesions all over his body.
The 65-year-old was referred to a dermatologist for management of the hyperkeratotic, scaly, pruritic eruption that had failed to respond to moderate potency topical steroids.
