Pachydermoperiostosis: Classic Presentation of a Rare Disease

Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Rare Presentation with Localized Iliac Lymphadenitis

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign, self-limiting disease characterized by histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis. Though several viral agents or an autoimmune etiology has been proposed as causative, the exact cause remains unknown. It has a female predilection and most commonly seen among young Asian people. Patients usually present with a febrile illness and the presence of lymphadeno...

A rare presentation of a rare disease.

Classic Kaposi’s Sarcoma: a Rare Case with Unusual Presentation

A 32 years old female presented with a single asymptomatic lesion on right thigh since 5 years. On examination, a single ill defined, irregular hyperpigmented plaque was present on medial aspect of right thigh. The plaque was firm in consistency and was non-tender. No scaling was evident. Clinically a differential diagnosis of Hansen’s disease, lupus vulgaris and deep fungal infection were made...

Pachydermoperiostosis: a rare mimicker of acromegaly

Pachydermoperiostosis is a very rare osteoarthrodermopathic disorder whose clinical and radiographic presentations may mimic those of acromegaly. In the evaluation of patients with acromegaloid appearances, pachydermoperiostosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis. In this article, we report a 17-year-old boy who presented with 2-year history of acral enlargement and facial appeara...

A rare cause of digital clubbing: pachydermoperiostosis

A 35-year-old man of Tunisian origin complained of inflammatory arthralgia and he had noticed a progressive enlargement of his hands and feet as well as facial furrowing. On examination, he had thickening of the skin of the head and distal extremities and deep folds and furrows of the skin of the forehead (A), digital clubbing of fingers (B) and toes (C), spadelike enlargement of the hands and ...