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A 50-year-old woman comes to your office for evaluation of a vasculitic-appearing cutaneous eruption of unknown duration on the lower extremities. Her medical history includes heavy smoking with subsequent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Findings from a general physical examination show her to be a cachectic woman who appears older than her stated age. Cutaneous examination reveals a perifollicular, hyperkeratotic purpuric eruption on her lower extremities

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