7th August 2020

A 56-year-old man presents to the walk-in surgery at his GP feeling unwell with a peeling rash all over his body

A 56-year-old man presents to the walk-in surgery at his GP feeling unwell with a peeling rash all over his body with no mucosal involvement. The GP sends him immediately to the Accident and Emergency department at the local hospital with a print-out of his medical notes. The admitting junior doctor is confused as the patient only has had well-controlled psoriasis with no other past medical history or drug history of note, and no known allergies.

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