Zubaida, a spirited 9-year-old from a nomadic family in Afghanistan, faced a harrowing accident in August 2001. While pouring kerosene into a hot stove, she caught fire, sustaining severe burns to her face, neck, chest, and arms. Despite initial treatments in Iran, her condition worsened, leaving her disfigured and emotionally scarred. In a twist of […]
Read MoreA female infant delivered at term by cesarean section had a “blueberry muffin” rash at birth. On physical examination, multiple purple, papulonodular lesions measuring 5 to 10 mm in diameter were seen on her trunk, arms and legs, palms and soles, oral mucosa, and palpebral conjunctiva. There was no lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly, and the results […]
Read MoreJianfeng Zheng, Yunlu Gao, Xuemei Yi, and Yangfeng Ding* Case Report A 40-year-old man presented with pustular lesions all over the body for approximately 4 days’ duration. The onset of pustular lesions was accompanied by fever of a moderate degree and malaise. The patient admitted to unprotected extramarital contacts about a month and a half before the appearance […]
Read MoreReginald Mzudumile Ngwanya,1,&Zandile Spengane,1 and Nonhlanhla Khumalo1 Summary of Drugs used: Hydrocortisone, Phenergan, Vitamin D, Calcium tablets, Chlorpheniramine maleate, Cetomacrogol cream, Clobetasol, Methylprednisolone Introduction Paraphenynlenediamine (PPD) a potent skin sensitizer is a cause of allergic contact dermatitis, a type-IV hypersensitivity reaction. It is a constituent of hair dyes and is also added to red henna thereby creating […]
Read MorePetchlada Achavanuntakul and Kanchalit Thanomkitti* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand *Kanchalit Thanomkitti, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok 10700 (Thailand), moc.liamg@ttilahcnak Received 2020 Jul 7; Accepted 2020 Sep 19. Copyright […]
Read MoreMeina Missak, Aaron Haig, and Manal Gabril* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada *Manal Gabril, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph’s Health Care London, University Hospital, 339 Windermere […]
Read MoreM. Carlesimo,a A. Rossi,b L. Fidanza,a A. Narcisi,a,* M. La Pietra,a E. Mari,a C. Cacchi,c and G. Camplonea M. Carlesimo aU.O.C. Dermatology, II Unit University of Rome ‘Sapienza’, Rome, Italy Find articles by M. Carlesimo A. Rossi bDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, I Unit University of Rome ‘Sapienza’, Rome, Italy Find articles by A. Rossi […]
Read MoreMassimiliano Scalvenzi,a,* Maria Grazia Francia,a Claudia Costa,a Renato De Blasio,a Mariella Siano,b and Luigi Auricchioa Massimiliano Scalvenzi aDepartment of Dermatology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy Find articles by Massimiliano Scalvenzi Maria Grazia Francia aDepartment of Dermatology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy Find articles by Maria Grazia Francia Claudia Costa aDepartment of Dermatology, Federico II University, […]
Read MoreElizabeth Gaviria Morales,a,* Marco Guidi,b,c Tomas Peterka,b,d Andrea Rabufetti,a Roland Blum,e and Carlo Mainettia Elizabeth Gaviria Morales aDepartment of Dermatology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland Find articles by Elizabeth Gaviria Morales Marco Guidi bDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland cDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland […]
Read MoreMatthias Walthera,* and Deborah Leuthardb Matthias Walther aSkinmed − Clinic for Dermatology, Aarau, Switzerland Find articles by Matthias Walther Deborah Leuthard bDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Find articles by Deborah Leuthard Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer aSkinmed − Clinic for Dermatology, Aarau, Switzerland bDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital […]
Read MoreIrma Bernadette S. Sitohang,a,* Firman Parrol,a Eyleny Meisyah Fitri,a and Rina La Distia Norab Irma Bernadette S. Sitohang aDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia Find articles by Irma Bernadette S. Sitohang Firman Parrol aDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, dr. Cipto […]
Read MoreLamya Noure,a,b,* Kirley Küçük,c Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou,b,d Véronique Del Marmol,c Jonathan M. White,c and Benjamin Bonduea Lamya Noure aDepartment of Pneumology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium bDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium Find articles by Lamya Noure Kirley Küçük cDepartment of Dermatology, Hôpital Erasme, Université […]
Read MoreJitesh Parmar,1 Behnam Shaygi,2 and Mike Nelson1 BMJ Case Rep. 2009; 2009: bcr08.2008.0792.Published online 2009 Mar 5. doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0792 PMCID: PMC3027749 PMID: 21686627 BACKGROUND Haemangiomas are vascular lesions resulting from abnormal proliferation of blood vessels. They are the most common paediatric neoplasm. Kasabach–Merritt syndrome (KMS) is a rare type of vascular lesion with peculiar characteristics. The diagnosis is based upon three basic findings: […]
Read MoreLaurence Toutous-Trellu,c,* Isabelle Charlet,a Bernard Hirschel,b C. Prins,c I. Masouyé,c Ulrich M. Vischer,a and Jean-Paul Janssensd Laurence Toutous-Trellu cDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland Find articles by Laurence Toutous-Trellu Isabelle Charlet aDepartment of Geriatric, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland Find articles by Isabelle Charlet Bernard Hirschel bDepartment of Infectious […]
Read MoreA 45-year-old man presented to the emergency department with an enlarging lesion on the left thumb. The lesion had first manifested as a targetoid papule 2 weeks earlier (Panel A) and had progressively enlarged (Panel B) without associated pain or sensory deficits. He reported that 3 weeks earlier he had had direct contact with sheep […]
Read MoreA 7-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of fever and with several days of painful blisters on her arms, legs, and face. Two weeks earlier, she had completed a course of penicillin for tonsillitis. On examination, there were multiple bullae with erythematous bases on the legs (Panel A) and well-demarcated, […]
Read MoreCase Rep Dermatol. 2009 Jan-Dec; 1(1): 11–15. Published online 2009 Jul 29. doi: 10.1159/000227284 PMCID: PMC2895203 PMID: 20652107 Yuka Hayashi,a,* Masaru Tanaka,b Reiko Suzaki,b Nuiko Mori,a and Izumi Konohanaa Yuka Hayashi aDepartment of Dermatology, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Hiratsuka, Japan Find articles by Yuka Hayashi Masaru Tanaka bTokyo Women’s Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan Find […]
Read MoreCase Rep Dermatol. 2009 Jan-Dec; 1(1): 1–6. Published online 2009 Apr 29. doi: 10.1159/000209154 PMCID: PMC2875848 PMID: 20508822 S.L. Fernandoa,c,d,* and L.R. Clarkeb S.L. Fernando aDepartment of Allergy, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia cNorthern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia dPaLMS Immunorheumatology Laboratory, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia Find articles by S.L. Fernando L.R. […]
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