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Interactive Case Study - November 2014

Asymptomatic skin colored papules in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Adaeze Egesi, MD; Kerith E. Spicknall, MD


Question 1:

A 60-year-old woman presented with a six-week history of an asymptomatic eruption involving the axillae, neck, back, and lower extremities. The eruption began one week after starting etanercept for rheumatoid arthritis.

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Which is the best diagnosis?