Les lentigines

[Topical tacrolimus-induced lentigines].

Varón de 11 años de raza caucásica y fototipo II con dermatitis atópica, que presenta desde hace 2 meses múltiples lesiones maculosas hiperpigmentadas de 1-2 mm de diámetro en huecos antecubitales (fig. 1). La dermatoscopia muestra retículo pigmentado delicado y zonas con glóbulos marrones (fig. 2). Durante los 8 meses previos a la consulta el paciente aplicó, sin realizar fotoprotección solar,...

Eruptive Lentigines after Adalimumab Therapy

Adalimumab, a TNF-alpha antagonist, is the first fully humanized recombinant immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody. It is presently widely used in the systemic treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, moderate and severe psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa. However, its administration is associated with a two-fold risk of severe and possibly fatal infections and ...

Eruptive acral lentigines--a new paraneoplastic sign?

Cutaneous signs may be the first indications of an internal disease. Any definitive sign of a neoplastic disease is of special importance since early diagnosis and early treatment may make a telling difference in improving prognosis. Presented is a 68-year-old patient with advanced stage melanoma that was associated with the appearance of multiple acral lentigines. The exact time-course of onse...

Acral Lentigines, Is it a Paraneoplastic Syndrome?

We report a 34 years old gentleman who was referred to us with multiple brown spots on the palms, soles and scalp. He had those three months prior to being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His past history includes both Evan's syndrome and membranoproilferative glomerulonephritis treated by mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). On examination he had multiple brownish macules over the palms, soles ...

Les maladies causées par les anaérobies pathogènes sporulés chez les animaux domestiques