Ein pathologischer Fascia-cruris-Reflex

Acute tear of the fascia cruris at the attachment to the Achilles tendon: a new diagnosis

BACKGROUND The fascia cruris encloses the posterior structures of the calf and connects to the paratenon and the Achilles tendon. We describe the clinical presentation, ultrasound imaging characteristics and the time to the recovery of tears of the fascia cruris at the attachment to the Achilles tendon. METHODS Retrospective review of 11 tears of the fascia cruris in the different legs as sep...

Tinea Cruris

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...

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 " ,...

Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) with Ulcus Cruris

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) denotes the stages of chronic venous weakness in the lower extremities. According to Widmer, the following stages are defined, which can be passed through in the course of years, particularly if left untreated: I – corona phlebectatica, ankle edema; II – trophic skin lesions, dermatitis, hyperpigmentation, dermatoliposclerosis; IIIa – healed ulcus cruris venos...