Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2009
A 30-year-old patient has got an edema and hyperemia of nose wing skin spreading to the skin of his upper lip and cheek. Examination revealed a fissure along the infra-external edge of the left nostril. The skin is tense, dense, red-and-cyanotic, skin line pattern is smoothed; rise of local temperature is present. The zone of affection is well-defined and irregularly shaped. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Dermal actinomycosis
- Dermal cancer
- Dermal tuberculosis
- Thrombophlebitis of the facial vein
- Erysipelatous inflammation
Correct answer
Erysipelatous inflammation
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