Woman Heads to Doctor with Tender Patches on Her Legs – Let’s Diagnose

A 33-year-old woman went to her doctor after she developed multiple blanching patches on her lower legs over the course of 2 weeks. The lesions were round and tender. She had also been fighting a fever and fatigue over the same period. Her only current prescription was for oral contraceptives.

Could it be erythema nodosumErythema multiformeErysipelasCellulitis?

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