1/20. Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola: treatment with topical retinoic acid.Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola is a rare dermatosis with unknown etiology, (Perez-Izquierdo JM, Vilata JJ, Sanchez JL, et al. Retinoic acid treatment of nipple hyperkeratosis. Arch Dermatol 1990;126:687-688). Only 40 cases have been reported until 1997 (Alpsoy E, Yilmaz E, Aykol A. Hyperkeratosis of the nipple: report of two cases. J Dermatol 1997;24:43-45). The disease has a benign course and may only be a cosmetic problem. Different modalities have been used in the treatment of NHNA. In our case treatment with topical retinoic acid induced an acceptable response.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dermatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/20. Reticulate acropigmentation of Dohi: a case report of autosomal recessive inheritance.Reticulate acropigmentation of Dohi is a rare dyschromic disorder that generally has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. Most of the cases have primarily been described from japan. Only a few similar cases have been described elsewhere. We describe 3 black siblings, one boy and two girls, who had progressive reticulate hyperpigmented and hypopigmented macules over the dorsa of hands and feet, which began in early childhood. There were no palmar pits or breaks of the epidermal rete ridge pattern nor was there a family history of any pigmentary skin diseases. Three skin biopsies were performed on one patient; a biopsy specimen from a hyperpigmented macule showed increased melanin in all epidermal levels tapering towards the surface, a second biopsy specimen from a hypopigmented macule showed much less melanin, but it had a similar distribution. A third specimen from a hyperpigmented macule for electron microscopy showed a moderate number of stage III and IV melanosomes in the cytoplasm of the melanocytes. To our knowledge, these patients are the first cases reported from the middle east with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance, confirming previous reports.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.049381836950578keywords = skin disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/20. Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation: report of 10 cases.Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation (IEMP) is a rare disease. IEMP is characterized by asymptomatic, pigmented macules involving the neck, trunk, and proximal extremities. This study describes 10 cases of idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation seen during a 9-year period at the Asan Medical Center, Seoul, korea. We present these characteristic consecutive cases to provide more insight into the clinical picture and course of IEMP. Skin lesions of 8 patients were multiple brown macules involving the trunk, face, neck, and extremities. In 2 patients, multiple dark brown macules and patches were noted. The age of onset varied from 1 to 20 years. Tentative diagnoses were usually ashy dermatosis (erythema dyschromicum perstans), fixed drug eruption, or mastocytosis. The history of any erythema and drug medication was absent. Darier's sign was absent. Skin biopsy specimens showed increased pigmentation of the basal layer in an otherwise normal epidermis. Pigmentary incontinence, melanophages, and mild perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltrate in the papillary dermis were also revealed. mast cells could not be found. The lesions gradually disappeared during a period of several months to years. The alleged rarity of IEMP may be partially caused by medical unfamiliarity with this entity, despite its clinical and histopathologic characteristic picture. Treatment of IEMP is unnecessary because spontaneous resolution of the lesions can be expected within several months to a few years.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dermatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/20. Two cases of unilateral pigmented purpuric dermatosis.Two cases of pigmented purpuric dermatosis showing unusual distribution are reported. Case 1: 35-year-old female. A group of three asymptomatic purpuric macules developed on the ulnar side of the elbow flexure of the left forear 3-6 months before presentation. Histopathological analysis revealed a band-like inflammatory infiltrate in the Uppermost dermis and extravasation of red blood cells just beneath the epidermis, but there was no evidence of lichefaction degeneration in the basal layer of the epidermis. Case 2: 26-year-old female. Asymptomatic purpuric pigmentations developed on the flexure side of the right lower extremity in a linear arrangement 2-3 months before presentation. Histopathological analysis revealed focally perivascular inflammatatory infiltrates consisting mainly of lymphocytes and conspicuous extravasation of red blood cells into the papillary dermis. There was no histological evidence of vasculitis in either case. hemosiderin deposits were more limited than expected in both patients. Both cases are compatible with diagnoses of pigmented purpuric dermatosis. Case 1 on the left arm was compatible with lichen purpuricus. Case 2 occurred in a linear arrangement on the right leg and had a history of aspirin use for chronic headache. We therefore suspected that medication had been an etiological or contributing factor.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6keywords = dermatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/20. friction melanosis, friction amyloidosis, macular amyloidosis, towel melanosis: many names for the same clinical entity.Macular or friction amyloidosis is a cutaneous entity characterized by a brownish pigmentation distributed on the skin over bony regions of the trunk and limbs after the use, for many years, of a nylon towel or scrub brush to clean the skin. Electron microscopy is necessary for the diagnosis of this dermatosis and reveals deposits of amyloid in the papillary dermis. This condition is relatively unknown in Western countries. In this report, we describe 24 Italian patients affected by friction amyloidosis which was caused by the use of cotton towels, horse-hair gloves or artificial and rough sponges to clean their skin.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dermatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/20. prurigo pigmentosa.BACKGROUND: prurigo pigmentosa is a rare inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology characterized by recurrent, pruritic erythematous papules and gross reticulate hyperpigmentation. It is seen most commonly among young adult Japanese females. Only 20 cases have been described outside japan. methods: We report two female, Turkish patients aged 20 and 26 years who had a pruritic rash with the characteristic clinical appearance and supportive histopathology of prurigo pigmentosa. RESULTS: They were successfully treated with minocycline and doxycycline. CONCLUSIONS: prurigo pigmentosa is a relatively new clinical entity, and we believe that a more widespread knowledge of this disease will lessen its misdiagnosis. We find it noteworthy to point out that there may be a predisposition to prurigo pigmentosa amongst the Turkish and Sicilian populations.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dermatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/20. Segmental pigmented purpura.A segmental distribution of pigmented purpura (PP) is rare. Our patient presented at 5 years of age with red-brown petechial macules and telangiectases on her chest, the inner and dorsal aspects of the right upper extremity, and the dorsal aspect of the hand, which had developed slowly over the previous 7 months. The lesions were intermittently pruritic. A biopsy from the right arm revealed discrete hydropic degeneration of the basal layer of the epidermis, dilation of the blood vessels, numerous extravasated erythrocytes and lymphocytes, and lymphocytes in the lower part of the epidermis. The skin disease resolved almost completely within 18 months. The general physical examination revealed an open foramen ovale, slight hypogammaglobulinemia (G and A), and enhanced fragility of the blood vessels.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.049381836950578keywords = skin disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/20. Melanocyte stimulation in focal dermal hypoplasia with unusual pigmented skin lesions: a histologic and immunohistochemical study.focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) or Goltz syndrome is a rare genodermatosis transmitted in a dominant, X-linked mode. It is characterized clinically by atrophic skin lesions, multiple mucocutaneous papillomas, hyperpigmented linear skin lesions, and several skeletal and visceral anomalies. We followed over several years a female patient with FDH, who had the characteristic atrophic cutaneous lesions and periorificial papillomas, who developed at the periphery of atrophic lesions peculiar lentigo-like pigmented macules. Immunohistologically, increased melanin deposits within the epidermis and the dermis were seen, produced by stimulated epidermal melanocytes expressing the HMB-45 antigen. These findings further support the contention that cutaneous lesions of FDH may be progressive, and provide a physiopathologic basis for understanding the hyperpigmented lesions of FDH.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dermatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/20. Kindler syndrome.Kindler syndrome is a rare genodermatosis characterized by acral bullae and photosensitivity. The photosensitivity improves with advancing age and results in progressive poikiloderma and cutaneous atrophy, and many additional features have also been described. This report describes two male Kindler syndrome patients with classical features of acral blistering and photosensitivity in childhood, and subsequent development of poikiloderma, leukokeratosis of oro-ano-genital mucosae, phimosis and meatal stenosis. The first patient had additional ophthalmic features of chronic simple conjunctivitis caused by persistent irritation, multiple stromal nebular corneal opacities and thickened corneal nerves. The second patient showed skeletal changes, namely a dome-shaped skull (turri-cephaly), bifid fourth rib, missing fifth rib, short fourth and fifth metacarpals and mandibular abnormalities. This is the first report of such ophthalmic and skeletal features of Kindler syndrome.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dermatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/20. Periorbital hyperpigmentation and erythema dyschromicum perstans.erythema dyschromicum perstans is a rare idiopathic dermatosis characterized by ash-grey, well-demarcated skin lesions, which may involve the face. We describe an 8-year-old girl with erythema dyschromicum perstans presenting as bilateral acquired periorbital hyperpigmentation. The changes seen on histologic study of a skin biopsy specimen were consistent with the clinical diagnosis. The various causes of periorbital hyperpigmentation and characteristics of erythema dyschromicum perstans are reviewed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dermatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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