Bruce Houghton, MD

September 14, 2005

A 63-year-old man was given oral celecoxib, 100 mg bid, for shoulder pain. Three days later, a pruritic rash appeared on his back, then spread to the chest, lower legs, and face. He stopped the celecoxib on his own and self-administered diphenhydramine for the pruritus. The rash and itch persisted, which prompted the patient to seek medical care. He had no respiratory symptoms.

September 14, 2005

An 80-year-old man, who could not walk because of a large mass on his right leg, was brought to the emergency department. The mass had been increasing in size on the anterior region of his right thigh for approximately 6 months. The patient also complained of “lumps” that had developed on his extremities during the past 2 months.