Periadnexal Mucin as an Additional Histopathologic Feature of Chronic Eczematous Dermatitis

Periadnexal Mucin as an Additional Histopathologic Feature of Chronic Eczematous Dermatitis

BACKGROUND Cutaneous mucinoses are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by an abnormal amount of mucin in the skin. However, the pathomechanism of an excessive mucin deposition in the skin is still unknown. Eczematous dermatitis is sub-classified histologically into acute, subacute, and chronic variants. The characteristic histopathologic findings for chronic eczema are variable. Ho...

Palpebral eczematous dermatitis caused by nickel in an eye pencil.

effect of convenient dermatologic intervention on quality of life in patients with chronic eczematous dermatitis

objective: there is some evidence that chronic skin diseases like dermatitis could affect the quality of life of sufferers. in addition, patients with dermatological disorders are at greater risk to develop psychiatric morbidity. the aim of this study was to explore the quality of life in patients with chronic eczematous dermatitis. we also examined the effect of a convenient dermatologic inter...

Rare variants of cutaneous leishmaniasis presenting as eczematous lesions

  Cutaneous Leishmaniasis may present with clinical presentation such as zosteriform, sporotrichoid and erysipeloid. The eczema variant has rarely been reported. We report a 27- year- old patient with atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis resembling eczema on the hand of a man in Yazd province in the central of Iran.  

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis as the presenting feature of dermatitis herpetiformis.

BACKGROUND Dermatitis herpetiformis is an autoimmune disease typically characterized by pruritic vesicles located on the extensor surfaces. Classic disease consists of neutrophils in the dermal papillae. Additional histopathologic findings include fibrin deposition and edema within the dermal papillae. Subepidermal vesicles also may be present. Direct immunofluorescence demonstrates granular Ig...