Grzybowski's Generalized Eruptive Keratoacanthoma

Use of photodynamic therapy and acitretin in generalized eruptive keratoacanthoma of Grzybowski

GEKG: generalized eruptive keratoacanthoma of Grzybowski KA: keratoacanthoma PDT: photodynamic therapy INTRODUCTION Generalized eruptive keratoacanthoma of Grzybowski (GEKG), a rare variant of keratoacanthoma (KA), affects widespread areas of the skin and mucous membranes. First described in 1950, this condition is exceptionally difficult to treat. Systemic retinoids or cyclophosphamide, althou...

Generalized eruptive syringomas.

Eruptive syringoma is a rare variant of syringoma, benign neoplasms of the eccrine sweat ducts that appear on the face, neck, chest, and axillae of predominately Asian and African American women before or during puberty [1, 2]. Lesions appear as small skin-colored or slightly pigmented, flat-topped papules [2]. The condition can be cosmetically disfiguring and difficult to treat, especially in ...

Generalized eruptive histiocytosis: A case report

The histiocytoses are a group of proliferative disorders of themonocyte-macrophage lineage that are neoplastic or reactive innature. Based on immunophenotyping and electron microscopy,two main groups have been recognized namely 1) Langerhanscell histiocytosis (LCH) and 2) non- Langerhans cell histiocytosis(non-LCH). In this study, a fairly rare disease of the non-LCHgroup, generalized eruptive ...

Generalized eruptive histiocytosis in an infant.

A case of generalized eruptive histiocytosis.

Histiocytoses are a heterogeneous group of diseases, characterized by the accumulation of reactive or neoplastic histiocytes in various tissues. Generalized eruptive histiocytosis belongs to cutaneous non-Langerhans' cell histiocytoses and is a rare, generalized, self-healing disorder that usually follows a benign clinical course. Herein, we report a case of generalized eruptive histiocytosis i...