A rare cause of cellulitis (necrotic arachnidism): a report of two cases

Eosinophilic Cellulitis: Report of a case and literature review

Eosinophilic cellulitis is a rare skin disorder may be idiopathic or be associated with other conditions. We present a 42- year- old female patient with bilateral atypical cellulitis – like lesions on her arms. The patient had a documented infection with Leptospira recently, and had a positive history for fascioliasis two years before.Histopathology examination of the l...

Congental Glucose- Galactose Malabsorption a Rare Cause of Diarrhea in Infancy Period: Report of Two Cases

Granulomatous lobular mastitis as a rare cause of Erythema Nodosum: Report of two cases

Granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) is a rare and benign condition of unknown etiology, which has been described recently. It primary affects young parous women and usually presents with a unilateral and extra-areolar breast mass. The condition may clinically mimic breast cancer, sometimes leading to misdiagnosis resulting in unnecessary breast surgery.We report two ca...

A Case of Loxoscelism in Southern France

An 80-year-old man living in Fréjus in southern France had a cellulitis on the right arm (Figure 1). The patient had no fever, chills, systemic symptoms, or other clinical signs. He felt a slight pain in his arm during the night and while folding his arm, he crushed a spider. The spider’s body was immediately recovered and then identified by an entomologist (Figure 2). This typical skin lesion ...

Spider Bite: A Rare Case of Acute Necrotic Arachnidism with Rapid and Fatal Evolution

The spider bites are quite frequent and often resolve quickly without leaving outcomes; only some species are capable of causing necrotic and systematic lesions in humans. Among them, we should mention the genus Loxosceles. The venom released from the spider bite of Loxosceles species is composed of proteins, enzymes, and nonenzymatic polypeptides. The phospholipase D family was identified as t...