Nigerian Female with Skin Lesions in the Leg and Face: Herpetic Sycosis Folliculitis

Table 1

Multiple ulcer causing conditions with etiology and characteristics.

Condition	Etiology	Characteristics
(1) HSV ulcer	Herpes simplex virus type 1	Small, painful blister, vesicles, crusting, ulcer
(2) Buruli ulcer	Mycobacterium ulcerans	Painless nodule breaks down days to weeks forming ulcer
(3) Behcets ulcer	Autoimmune vasculitis	Oral apthous ulcers, cutaneous lesions with varying types
(4) Erythema multiforme (drug induced)	NSAIDS, sulfonamides, antiepileptics, antibiotics	Target lesion with central bullae, erythematous base
(5) Syphilitic ulcer	Treponema pallidum	Painless, circumferential ulcer