Features
- Non-tender
- Erythematous or haemorrhagic
- Macular or nodular
- Lesions on the palms or soles
- Only a few millimeters in diameter
Pathophysiology
- Septic emboli reach the tissues and deposit bacteria
- Micro-abscesses form
- Marked necrosis and inflammatory infiltrate
- Affects the dermis but not the epidermis
Causes
- Infective endocarditis
See also
- Osler's node
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