📌 The Skin Is a Mirror of the Body – Don’t Ignore Its Signs!
✅ 1. Erythema Nodosum
🔹 Red, painful nodules on the legs
🔍 May be associated with:
▪️ Inflammatory bowel disease
▪️ Sarcoidosis
▪️ Tuberculosis
▪️ Infections or medications
✅ 2. Iridocyclitis (via skin lesions)
🔹 Often associated with skin lesions such as psoriasis or erythematous rashes
🔍 May be associated with:
▪️ Ankylosing spondylitis
▪️ Crohn’s disease
▪️ Rheumatic diseases
✅ 3. Butterfly rash (malar rash)
🔹 Redness on the cheeks and bridge of the nose
🔍 Possible sign of:
▪️ Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
✅ 4. Dactylitis or psoriatic rashes
🔹 Thickening, scaling, red plaques on elbows, knees, scalp
🔍 May be associated with:
▪️ Psoriatic arthritis
▪️ Inflammatory arthropathy
✅ 5. Itching without rash
🔹 Persistent itching without visible rash
🔍 Possible systemic causes:
▪️ Liver or kidney failure
▪️ Lymphomas
▪️ Thyroid diseases
✅ 6. Purpura / ecchymoses without injury
🔹 Bruising or bleeding spots
🔍 May indicate:
▪️ Blood diseases (e.g. leukemia)
▪️ Vasculitis
▪️ Coagulation disorders
✅ 7. Skin hardening or thickening (scleroderma)
🔹 Skin becomes hard, “waxy”
🔍 Possible sign:
▪️ Scleroderma
▪️ Syndrome Raynaud
✅ 8. Dryness / Hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles
🔹 Present in some paraneoplastic syndromes
🔍 Possible indication of lung or gastrointestinal malignancy
📣 Conclusion for patients:
⚠️ Not all rashes are “innocent”.
If you have skin symptoms that persist, recur or are accompanied by other complaints (e.g. fever, abdominal pain, fatigue)
👨⚕️ Always start with your personal doctor.
He knows your history, can connect the pieces and guide you to the right specialist, if necessary.