title: Wolf in sheep's clothing: a case of carcinoma erysipeloides.
abstract: Cutaneous metastases of the breast carcinomas can present clinically as nodules, plaques and tumors (most commonly as nodules) as well as 'erysipelas-like' lesions are known as 'carcinoma erysipeloides'. We want to share our experience in diagnosing a middle-aged lady with carcinoma erysipeloides secondary to breast carcinoma and her management as this is commonly misdiagnosed as cellulitis or scleroderma in general practice. Unfortunately, the patient had presented to us at a late stage with wide-spread metastasis, and as such, chemotherapy was the only available option. She expired after her third cycle of chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine , Nightingale Hospital , Kolkata , India.
authors.forename: Ambarish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology , Royal Infirmary, Greater Glasgow & Clyde , Glasgow , UK.
authors.forename: Mitali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine , Burdwan Medical College , Burdwan, West Bengal , India.
authors.forename: Kaushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ram Krishna Mission Seva Prathistan Hospital, Kolkata , India.
authors.forename: Pranamita
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ray