Multiple flat-topped scaly violaceous papules

Asymptomatic cluster of violaceous papules

A 56-year-old male patient was seen in the dermatology clinic for a 25-year history of an asymptomatic cluster of violaceous papules in a coalescing pattern on the right lateral thigh (Figure 1). No other significant findings were found on physical exam and all laboratory results were within normal demographic ranges. The patient reported to have hypothyroidism that was diagnosed one year ago a...

Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis presented with multiple hypopigmented flat-topped papules: a case report and review of literatures.

Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis, also known as Hashimoto-Pritzker disease, is a single system Langerhans cell histiocytosis that typically presents in healthy newborns and spontaneously regresses. In the present report, we described a 2-month-old Thai female newborn with multiple hypopigmented flat-topped papules without any internal organ involvement including normal blood cell c...

Violaceous papules on the dorsum of the hand.

Erythematous scaly papules on the shins and calves.

A 73-year-old white woman presented to the dermatology clinic with a mildly pruritic, slowly progressive rash on the shins and calves of 10 years’ duration (top). She had been using triamcinolone ointment 0.1% prescribed by her primary care physician once daily for several weeks without improvement. On physical examination, multiple 1to 4-mm erythematous, scaly papules were noted on the anterio...

Apparent idiopathic interface disease in a Boer billy goat.

An apparently idiopathic interface diseasee in a 2-year-old Boer billy goat is described. Clinical features of the disease were the presence of a pruritic multiple focally disseminated dermatitis with flat-topped, angular, scaly plaques and papules with corrugated surfaces in the skin of virtually the entire body. The aetiology of the disorder in the described case is unknown.