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eFigure 37–42. Adult Guinea worm extracted from the patient’s right lower leg. (Reproduced with permission from The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia.) A photo of an adult guinea worm, resembling a long white thread, being extracted from a patient’s right lower leg.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Dracunculiasis

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eFigure 35–5. Cellulitis in a man with venous stasis dermatitis. (Used, with permission, from Richard P. Usatine, MD, in Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, Chumley HS. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2019.) A patient with cellulitis exhibits red rashes with dry, white, scaling on the lower leg.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Streptococcal Infections

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Figure 6–17. Cellulitis. (Used, with permission, from Lindy Fox, MD.) A photo of a large, red lesion covering a patient's ankle and front of the lower leg.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Cellulitis

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eFigure 6–61. Erythema nodosum. Nodules on the legs are usually very tender. (Reproduced, with permission, from Orkin M, Maibach HI, Dahl MV [editors]. Dermatology. Originally published by Appleton & Lange. Copyright © 1991 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.) A photo illustrating erythema nodosum shows a patch of red discoloration on the lower legs of a patient.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Erythema Nodosum

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Figure 6–20. Erythema nodosum. (Used, with permission, from TG Berger, MD, Dept Dermatology, UCSF.) A photo illustrating erythema nodosum shows a patch of red discoloration on the lower legs of a patient.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Erythema Nodosum

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Figure 6–36. Venous stasis ulcer. (Used, with permission, from Lindy Fox, MD.) A lower leg shows large widespread patches of dry, scaly, reddish skin with white streaks and yellow pruritic spots.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Venous Stasis Ulcers

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Figure 6–37. Ulcer—venous stasis ulcer. (Reproduced with permission from Richard P. Usatine, MD, in Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, Chumley H. The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2019.) A photo of a severe ulceration in the lower leg, close to the medial malleolus. It appears as a large, bloody red patch of exposed skin with serous fluid oozing from the ulcer.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Venous Stasis Ulcers

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Figure 6–39. Minocycline hyperpigmentation. (Used, with permission, from Lindy Fox, MD.) A photo of dark blue-black hyperpigmented patches of skin in the lower legs of a patient.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Pigmentary Disorders

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eFigure 29–3. Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum on the lower leg with typical findings of skin atrophy, yellow coloration, and prominent blood vessels. (Used, with permission, from Umesh Masharani, MB, BS, MRCP, University of California, San Francisco.) A patient with Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum exhibits a few irregularly shaped lesions and spots on the lower leg. The lesions are pale brown with a red border.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Diabetes Mellitus

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eFigure 29–4. Diabetic dermopathy on the lower legs that is particularly prominent over the shins. (Reproduced with permission from Richard P. Usatine, MD, in Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, Chumley HS. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2019.) A patient with diabetic dermopathy exhibits some small, brown, irregularly shaped lesions over the shins.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Diabetes Mellitus

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Figure 14–2. Cellulitis in an older man with venous stasis dermatitis. (Used, with permission, from Richard P. Usatine, MD, in Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux EJ Jr, Chumley HS. The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2019.) A patient with V S D associated cellulitis exhibits a diffuse red rash with scaly patches and small venous ulcers on the lower leg.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Chronic Venous Insufficiency

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eFigure 14–13. Chronic lymphatic insufficiency: lymphedema. Lower legs are thickened of woody consistency and three is massive hyperkeratosis and pebbly and papillomatous overgrowths. The 60-year-old patient had innumerable episodes of erysipelas and cellulitis. There is also diabetes and atherosclerosis. (Reproduced with permission from Wolff K, Johnson R, Saavedra AP, Roh EK. Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8e; 2017.) A patient with lymphedema exhibits thick woody skin and pebble like appearance with nodular overgrowth, on the lower leg.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Lymphedema

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