A Woman with Gradually Enlarging Brownish Confluent Papules on the Left Thigh: A Quiz

Follicularly-based papules on the thigh of a young woman.

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is an uncommon cause of folliculitis. We present a case of a 29-year-old woman who presented with an atypical follicularly-based eruption localized to her inner thigh with an associated pain in her lower back and inner thigh prior to the papular eruption. She was successfully treated with valacyclovir 1,000 mg three times daily with no complications.

Symmetrical Keratotic Papules on the Hands: A Quiz.

A brownish-grey plaque with ulceration on the nasolabial area: a quiz. Microcystic adnexal carcinoma.

A 57-year-old Japanese man presented with a 10-year history of a plaque on his face. The lesion had gradually increased in volume. Physical examination revealed a brownish-grey plaque, approximately 5 × 5 cm in size, with ulceration on the right nasolabial area (Fig. 1a). Dermoscopy showed a milky-red area with some milia-like cysts and dilated vessels on the surface (not shown). Histo patholog...

Multiple Keratotic Papules on the Left Sole of a 35-year-old Woman

CASE REPORT A 35-year-old female presented with multiple asymptomatic spiny protrusions on her left sole, which gradually accumulated for 2 years. Clinical examination revealed hundreds of asymmetrically distributed, minute, flesh-colored, keratotic papules on the patient's left sole (Fig. 1). On close-up inspection, the lesions, which measured 0.5 to 2 mm in height, were firmly attached. The p...

[Papules and pustules on the knee of a young woman].

A 22-year old woman with no relevant past history at tended the emergency dermatology clinic for tender papular lesions that had been present on the left knee for 2 months. She had experienced mild fever and j oint pain in the 2 previous days. Her primary care physician had provided t reatment with cort icosteroids and topical fusidic acid, oral cloxacill in, and a tapering course of def lazaco...