bullous dermatitis artefacta in a 17 year-old girl induced by a native herb

Bullous Dermatitis Artefacta in a 17 Year-old Girl Induced by a Native Herb

Dermatitis artifacta is a factitious dermatological disorder with many forms of presentation of self inflicted skin lesions in any part of the body. Dermatitis artefacta is a rare and difficult condition for diagnosis and treatment mostly because of the patient's denial. The liaison among primary care physicians, psychiatrists and dermatologists can be important in the management of these patie...

A 6-year-old girl with extensive bullous skin lesions.

A 6-year-old previously healthy girl presented with extensive bullous skin lesions involving approximately 25% of her total body surface area (TBSA). She initially presented 9 days earlier with low-grade fever, bilateral non-exudative conjunctival injection, cough, and rash. Her rash appeared as raised, erythematous target lesions that began behind her ears and then progressed to involve her fa...

Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Eye in a 17-Year-Old Girl with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Herein we describe a case of intraocular melanoma in a17-year old leukemic patient.  The history, histological findings of the enucleated eye, blood and bone marrow of the patient were investigated. The enucleated eye contained epitheloid cell type melanoma instead of leukemic cell infiltration.  We conclude that intraocular malignant melanoma can occur in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

A 17-year-old girl with a neck mass.

This 17-year-old girl was seen for evaluation of a neck mass. She had been well until 1 week before this outpatient visit, when she described pain in her neck behind her right ear, followed by the development of a lump in the front of her neck. There was no history of dysphagia or other symptoms. Her past medical history was remarkable. She had had a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of he...

Chest Pain in a 17-Year-Old Girl with Chickenpox.

Mediterranean Stomatocytosis/macrothrombocytopenia in A 9-Year-Old Girl