Yi-Jung Ho

Case Report The 67-year-old woman presented to the internal medicine clinic with skin rashes over the trunk and four limbs for three days. Laboratory data showed normal platelet count (151×103/μl), and no specific autoimmune marker was found (Table I). She had past medical history of type 2 diabetes, and surgical history of right upper lung wedge resection for lung cancer and partial thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer. There was no family history of malignancy or autoimmune disorder.

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