Ulcerated papules and nodules in an infant

Papules, plaques, and nodules in an immunocompromised patient.

AN 85-YEAR-OLD MAN IS ADMITTED FOR EVALUATION OF MULTIPLE PAPULES, plaques, and subcutaneous nodules on his face, trunk, and extremities. The patient has itching. There is no history of trauma. He has an 8-year history of diabetes and Sjögren syndrome with eye and mouth involvement and has been treated with varied doses of oral methylprednisolone for 5 years. During the 3 years prior to admissi...

Ulcerated cutaneous epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in an 8-month old infant

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is an uncommon malignant vascular tumour usually involving soft tissue and rarely only skin. It is considered to be a borderline neoplasm between angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia and an epithelioid angiosarcoma and is mostly found in adults with few cases reported in children. We herein report a case of ulcerated cutaneous epithelioid hemangioendothel...

Observing the skin: papules and nodules in leprosy.

In reports of clinical cases of leprosy one can read: ‘presence of papules and nodules or papulo-nodular lesions’. In a leprosy patient there can be present either papules or nodules but not these two elementary lesions together. It is reported in books of dermatology that: “papule is a solid elevated lesion up to 1 cm of diameter”. It is also reported: “papules are usually caused by an infiltr...

Symmetric Asymptomatic Plantar Nodules in an Infant.

A n 11-month-old girl presented with nodular lesions on the precalcaneal plantar surface of both heels. The right nodule was first detected by the 24th day of life, and the left nodule by the 4th month. They were increasing in parallel growth of her feet; there was no local pain. Her prenatal and family history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed 2 symmetrical, skincolored, non-tend...

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