Heel Dermatitis & Shingles Link?

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Hi .... All,

This maybe a long shot but it's the only thing I have to go on.....
94 yr old lady presented with bilateral red, shiny swollen tender crack dermatitis on her heels ( i have a great jpeg but not sure how to get that on here) that the GP has prescribed " a steroid cream" appeared spontaneously about 2 mths ago.... .... the only other 'change' that happened at the around the same time was that she was suffering from a severe episode of Shingles.... she also has a very minor version of it affecting both palms.. Has anyone ever come accross these two together before ?

Many thanks for your thoughts.

 

Hi Janis,

Try using an image host like this one;

tinypic.com

Cheers,
Bel

 

Could Keratoderma Climacterium be in the DD? I heard it can be triggered by traumatic occurrences - could shingles be traumatic enough? I dunno, just thought I would add that.... Sorry if its way off! :wacko:
Max

P.s - I really love this kind of thread!

 

`Tis a possible DD, but I would be very surprised if this 94 year old was pre/menopausal. As the man stated; ‘Climacteric’ is used to describe the time preceding menopause.

Virtually impossible to hazard a guess at a dermy diagnosis without a pic, sorry.

 

I see! Thanks for the info Bel!:drinks, I downloaded a bunch Ivan's papers and got a bit carried away:dizzy: , I just can't get the sound of Zebras hooves out my head now!
Max

 

Yeah, he has that effect on many. Remember; common things occur commonly but it`s the zebra`s of this world that file lawsuits....

 

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Thank you for your comments..... I tried the tinypci.com but got bombarded with 'free gifts' ! I am going to show the pic to the pod team at our meeting next week for their opinion.... If your interested I will come back with some ideas and hopefully with the pic too..... JA.