cutaneous leishmaniasis may present with clinical presentation such as zosteriform, sporotrichoid and erysipeloid. the eczema variant has rarely been reported. we report a 27- year- old patient with atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis resembling eczema on the hand of a man in yazd province in the central of iran.

Price, J. F., Cogsweil, J. J., Joseph, M. C., and Cochrane, G. M. (1976). Archives ofDisease in Childhood, 51, 912. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, skin sensitivity, and serum IgE in children with eczema. Forty-two children with eczema were studied for exercise-induced asthma (EIA), skin sensitivity to prick testing, blood eosinophil count, and immunoglobulins. 29 had a fall in peak expir...

This article briefly describes the named cells in dermatology. It‘s purpose is to serve as a ready reckoner to the postgraduates during their quiz preparations. They include the following: A. General category 1. Normal cutaneous anatomy: Langerhans cells, Glomus cells, Veil cells, Mast cells 2. Bullous disorders: Tzanck cells 3. Eczematous disorders: Tadpole cells 4. Metabolic and storage disor...

raised margin, leaving a raw weeping eczematous centre. The itching was most intense. It is never quite well at any time, but it is always much worse during the rainy season, disappearing in great part, however, during the cold and hot seasons. During the last 12 months it has not altered much. At present on the upper and inner surface of both thighs, on the penis and scrotum, on the lower of t...

Methods Case notes with investigations was retrieved from various specialists attending to the index patient with undiagnosed pulmonary symptoms and pulmonary infiltrates withsystemic disease,especially chronic abdominal symptoms over a two year period. During the patient’s last admission she again presented with intractable abdominal pain, pyrexia, systemic hypertension (BP 170/140), loss of w...

A 37-year-old atopic woman presented with a 1-week history of eczematous lesions affecting both axillae. She had been using a new deodorant, Mineral® (Garnier, L’Oréal, Portugal), for the previous 2 weeks. There was a past history of jewellery intolerance, and she did not report any previous skin reactions to perfumes and deodorants. She was treated with topical corticosteroids, and there was c...

Azathioprine is a synthetic purine analog derived from 6-mercaptopurine. It is a purine antagonist and its active metabolites act by disrupting the function of endogenous purines. It has a cytotoxic and immunosuppressive mechanism of action. It is used in dermatology for treatment of immunobullous diseases, generalized eczematous disorders and photodermatoses. There is an enzyme in the metaboli...

Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a CD30-positive T-cell/null-cell lymphoma that is clinically classified into either primary cutaneous ALCL or systemic ALCL (S-ALCL) sub-types. Because 90% of childhood S-ALCL cases are anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive, there is a lack of data on ALK-negative S-ALCL cases among pediatric patients. Herein, we report a rare case of ALK-negative S-...

A 65-year-old woman with palmoplantar psoriasis was referred with intense itching eczematous dermatitis on her feet. Her history showed that she had her psoriasis treated for 3months with oral acitretin 0.5mg/kg daily and daily topical application of an emollient stick used to improve the re-epithelization of fissured heels. During the treatment, her hands healed quickly, but she experienced wo...