Dermatitis cruris pustulosa et atrophicans

Dermatitis cruris pustulosa et atrophicans: case reports.

Dermatitis cruris pustulosa et atrophicans is a skin condition characterised by a protracted course of eruptions occuring symmetrically on the anterior surfaces of both legs, with follicular pustules, scaling, oedema, atrophy, shininess, and loss of skin markings.' ,2 ,3 The disease was first described by Clarke in 1952 in Nigerians.t-f Some authors have called it the 'Nigerian shin disease " ,...

Neutrophilic dermatoses: part II.

This article addresses neutrophilic dermatoses, thus complementing the previous article (part I). The following dermatoses are introduced and discussed: subcorneal pustular dermatosis (Sneddon-Wilkinson disease), dermatitis cruris pustulosa et atrophicans, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, continuous Hallopeau acrodermatitis, palmoplantar pustulosis, infantile acropustulosis, Andrews'...

Tinea Cruris

Lichen sclerosus et atrophicans, scleroderma en coup de sabre and Lyme borreliosis

Lichen sclerosus et atrophicans (LSA) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease of unknown etiology, characterized by atrophy. We report a case of LSA with frontoparietal distribution, mimicking scleroderma en coup de sabre, causing scarring alopecia. The case was associated with Borrelia infection. The lesion improved with 2 cycles of antibiotic therapy with ceftriaxone 2 gr/day i.v for 21 days ...

Annular lupus vulgaris mimicking tinea cruris.

Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infrequent form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. It is often clinically and histopathologically confused with various cutaneous disorders. A 36-year-old man attended our clinic with slowly progressive, asymptomatic, annular skin lesions on both the thighs and buttocks for 10 years. He consulted with many physicians and was improperly treated with an oral antifungal a...