Penoscrotal transposition (PST) is a rare anomaly of the external genitalia that can be complete or incomplete while incomplete type is more common. Various surgical methods are described for correction of incomplete PST. Modified Glenn Anderson’s method is commonly used. This method is known to cause major penile lymphoedema following surgery. Various modifications have been described to prese...

Knowing the type of infections in different geographical regions may help to prevent the distribution of diseases. Vaccines, repellents, mosquito nets and clothes are recommended for preventing the increase of infectious diseases. There are different types of climate and geographical items around the world which determine the kind of skin infections. Travelers' skin diseases are recognized as s...

Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKL) of the nasal type is a rare, clinically aggressive disease. ENKL of the nasal type is often localized in the upper aerodigestive tract, including the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, paranasal sinuses, tonsils, hypopharynx and larynx, and usually presents as stage I/II. Extranasal involvement can occur, and a common site of extranasal involvement or me...

Cutaneous involvement is frequent in adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL), a peripheral T-cell neoplasm caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). Patients with ATLL manifest different types of skin lesions, including nodules, plaques, ulcers, erythroderma and purpura. It has been reported that this type of skin eruption is an independent prognostic factor for ATLL. We report ...

Gelatin was extracted from hydrolyses of collagen muscle bonds. Gelatin was of two types. Type A was obtained from acidic and type B from alkaline procedures. In the present study we used sturgeon fish skin to produce 25 samples of gelatin. Microbiological and chemical examinations were conducted on the gelatin samples. Based on the results obtained from the chemical examination, gelatin type A...

Background: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare skin disease characterized by follicular hyperkeratosis, perifollicular erythema with islands of normal skin scattered over the sheets of erythroderma, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and pityriasis capitis with unknown etiology. Objective: This study has been done in order to determine the demographics, clinical and therapeutic aspects of PRP pa...

background sweet's syndrome which is characterized by fever and acute onset of skin lesions is in many times associated with other conditions including renal disease. type of association and true rate is not yet clear. case report we report a woman with end stage renal disease and peritonitis who eveloped sweet's syndrome.

tyrosinemia type ii is a rare autosomal recessive disorder wich can present itself with recurrent epithelial keratitis, hyperkeratotic skin lesions and mental retardation. this article reports the rare occurrence of this disease in both offsprings (two brothers) of a family (consanguinous'marriage) who were managed with a lowprotein diet and a special regimen.

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent malignant skin tumor, which is associated with both genetic factors and environmental influences. The objective of this study was to investigate the risk factors associated with the occurrence of BCC in the inhabitants of the Western Herzegovina area. The study took place during 1997-2003. We examined the risk factors which are presumably associat...