A cutaneous manifestation of a systemic disease

Unusual manifestation of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a renal transplant recipient

Cutaneous leishmaniasis may present as unusual manifestations in renal transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. This misleading presentation, may delay the diagnosis and treatment. Moreover special caution must be taken in renal transplant recipients because of possible interactions between antimony compounds and cyclosporine metabolites. We report a 45-year old man with 5 years...

Cutaneous manifestations of systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A study from Ahwaz

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which cutaneous lesions occur in 72%-85% of patients. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the pattern and incidence of skin lesions in SLE patients in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: Thirty patients with SLE fulfilling the clinical and laboratory criteria of the American Rheumatism Association who were admitted...

Cutaneous manifestation of internal disease.

Kyrle's disease: a cutaneous manifestation of diabetes mellitus.

Lokesh V, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-220023 Description A 52-year-old female patient presented to the dermatology department with complaints of itchy skin lesions all over the body for past 3 months. She was a known case of type 2 diabetes mellitus for 10 years which was poorly controlled on oral antidiabetes medications. On cutaneous examination, multiple, discrete, hyperpi...

'Nodular necrobiosis': a new cutaneous manifestation of Crohn's disease?

A skin lesion previously unassociated with Crohn's disease is described. Although superficially resembling erythema nodosum it runs a different clinical course and has different histological appearances, the central feature being necrobiotic collagen. The term ;nodular necrobiosis' is suggested.