Multiple reddish papules in the bathing trunk distribution

A young man with multiple reddish papules and nodules on the trunk and extremities

A 23-year old man was presented with multiple papules andnodules (25 lesions) on the trunk and proximal extremities(Figure 1). Two or three lesions were appeared at childhood andincreased to 25 lesions in early adulthood. There were variationsin size from several millimeters to 2 cm with spontaneous andinducible pain especially in exposure to the cold environment.Same lesions were present in hi...

Multiple Asymptomatic Papules on the Trunk

CASE REPORT A 51-year-old married woman presented with a 6-month history of an asymptomatic eruption on the trunk. On examination, there were numerous pearly semi-translucent erythematous papules, varying in diameter from 2 to 4 mm (Fig. 1). The skin eruptions appeared to be located with a follicularcentric distribution. There were no central umbilication although occasional lesions had a hair ...

Multiple firm, reddish-brown papules and nodules on shoulder and arm

Bathing trunk nevus

to malignant melanoma. The exact cause is unknown. There may be hereditary factors, autosomal dominance or other multifactor determinants. Management depends upon size, location and malignant transformation. Surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment. Cultured epidermal autograph has been used successfully to cover postoperative large surface area defect. We report a one-day-old male child ...

Multiple confluent reddish nodules

A 48-year-old fisherman from Amazonas (north of Brazil) developed a small papule on the anterior left leg after a traumatic injury with a piece of wood 20 years ago. Over the course of years, multiple large, confluent, reddish to brownish nodules with eventual ulceration came into being on the left leg and extended to the left thigh. There was a solitary, domed-shaped nodule on the right arm (F...