Erythromelalgia misdiagnosed as cellulitis.
This case report examines the presentation of a patient with erythromelalgia that was misdiagnosed as cellulitis on several prior occasions. The presentation of bilateral acral edema and erythema, especially in the setting of myeloproliferative and/or connective tissue diseases, should alert the physician to the possibility of alternate diagnoses, including erythromelalgia. Treatments target symptom alleviation, as well as diagnosis and treatment of causative factors.
Eaton
Mark
M
Naval Flight Surgeon at Naval Air Facility, Washington, DC, USA. meeaton@bethesda.med.navy.mil
Murphy
Sean
S
D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004916:Erythromelalgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008875:Middle Aged