Congenital cutis laxa is a rare, clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders. It is characterized by degenerative changes in elastic fibres and manifests with skin laxity. Here we presented a six-month old boy with congenital cutis laxa associated with growth retardation. We reveal ultrastructural findings and discussed the differential diagnosis.

Calcinosis cutis is a condition of accumulation of calcium salts within the dermis leading to the formation of a calcified mass. This complication has been reported in acne vulgaris and other systemic metabolic disorders. This paper presents a rare case of calcinosis cutis in a 14-year-old male which was found at a routine orthodontic assessment.

Seven patients with congenital cutis laxa are presented. The associated features include developmental delay, joint laxity, wide anterior fontanelle, growth retardation, dental caries, and osteopenia. The heterogeneity and inheritance of congenital cutis laxa are discussed. This particular syndrome appears distinct and is likely to be autosomal recessive in view of the two brother-sister sib pa...

We report the case of an infant with Adams-Oliver syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by aplasia cutis congenita, defects of the limbs and extremities, and cutis marmorata telangiectatica. Other associated anomalies have been reported, such as facial dysmorphism, heart defects, and disorders of the central nervous system.

The authors report on a case of pseudolymphoma cutis in a 48-year-old man. The clinical and histopathological characteristics of this benign skin disorder, especially regarding the differential diagnosis with cutaneous B or T cell lymphomas, are reviewed. Finally, the use of hydroxychloroquine sulfate is suggested for the therapy of pseudolymphoma cutis, especially when the causal factor is unk...

Cantaurea maculosa, the spotted knapweed, is a common wild plant, aqueous extracts of which demonstrate antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Of 13 species of Centaurea screened for antibacterial activity by Osborn (1943), only three yielded extracts that were inhibitory to the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and none was active against Escherichia coli. Our C...

Febrile Ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease is a rare and potentially fatal variant of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta and is characterized by high fever, constitutional symptoms, and acute oncet of ulceronecrotic lesions. We present an 11-year-old male with Febrile Ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease who was cured with methotrexate and review the use of methotrexate for thi...

Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA), also known as Mucha-Habermann disease, is well known to dermatopathologists but might be unfamiliar to many primary care physicians. This brief report describes a case of PLEVA subsequent to cellulitis of the ear pinna, offers a brief review of the disease, and illustrates the importance of the family physician continuing an aggressive work...

The patient was a female neonate bornprematurely at 36 weeks of gestation by a Cesareansection. During pregnancy, the mother had nohistory of fever, drug use, or X-ray exposure.The mother was gravida 2 and had no history ofabortion. Her first child was healthy. There wasno record of birth trauma. The perinatal historywas negative for intrauterine trauma, the use ofantithyroid medication, or mis...