A 7-year-old Korean girl presented with an 8-month history of an erythematous hard plaque on her left hand. There was no history of trauma. On physical examination, a 1.4 0.8-cm firm plaque was observed on the ulnar surface of the left hand at the metacarpophalangeal level (Figure). Histopathologic examination showed moderately cellular fibroblasts throughout the dermis. Hematoxylineosin staini...

Intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injection is indicated for multiple skin conditions such as keloid scars, alopecia areata, and hypertrophic lichen planus. Immediate hypersensitivity reaction remains uncommon. We report on a 24-year-old woman who had received multiple intralesional injections with triamcinolone acetonide (Kenacort) plus lidocaine for keloid scar treatment without any react...

Often, the treatment of verrucae is frustrating for both the physician and patient. Treatment may be painful, scarring, ineffective, and costly. The object of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes and safety of Candida albicans intralesional injection immunotherapy (CI) versus conventional wart treatment. The results of a prospective, nonrandomized, open-label, comparison study are pr...

Objective: To investigate the efficiency of pingyangmycin (PYM) intralesional injection for the treatment of ranulas in clinical practice. Methods: PYM concentrations were 2.0 mg/ml (8 mg PYM powder + 1 ml normal saline + 2 ml 2% lidocaine + 1 ml dexamethasone). The mixed PYM solution was intralesional injected into ranulas after drawing out isometric cyst fluid in 3 patients. Results: The ranu...

BACKGROUND Pretibial myxedema (PTM) is an uncommon dermopathy associated with autoimmune thyroid diseases. Now it is thought to be autoimmune and its treatment with glucocorticoid is helpful. However, it has not been evaluated. METHODS A prospective randomized controlled trial was performed in 110 patients with PTM to evaluate the efficacy and safety of triamcinolone acetonide with intralesio...

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is an uncommon disorder which is presented by a triad of lip swelling, facial nerve palsy, and a fissured tongue. A number of treatments have been reported for this syndrome with variable outcomes. We have reported a 38-year-old female patient with lower lip swelling and a fissured tongue on clinical examination. She was also suffering from facial nerve paralysis s...

Cutaneous pseudolymphoma (PL) refers to a reactive T or B- cell proliferative disorder in reaction to some known or unknown stimuli. The most common site of involvement of pseudolymphoma is the face followed by the scalp. Because of its similarity with true lymphoma in both clinical and pathological aspects, differentiating between them is often difficult but fundamental due to their completely...