Adams-Oliver syndrome (AOS) is characterized by the combination of congenital scalp defects (aplasia cutis congenita) and terminal transverse limb defects of variable severity. It is believed that Adams-Oliver syndrome without major organ abnormalities does not necessarily alter the normal lifespan. We present a case without detectable major organ abnormality contrary to life but with poor weig...

The usual clinical presentations of leukemia cutis include solitary infiltrated erythematous or violaceous plaques or nodules and multiple localized or generalized papules. On the other hand, cutaneous hyperpigmentation is a frequent finding in patients with malignancies, most of the cases because of chemotherapy or other drugs that the patient is taking. We present a case of cutaneous hyperpig...

Atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis is a rare disease that was first described by Heidingsfeld in 1918. It is characterized by an idiopathic, non-inflammatory macular atrophy that typically occurs on the face in young individuals. Despite its association with some diseases, the etiopathogenesis of this entity remains unknown. After consideration of the differential diagnosis criteria for idio...

© 2010 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0858 Journal Compilation © 2010 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Many dermatoses exhibit lesions distributed in a linear fashion: the linearity may be related to anatomical structures (blood or lymph vessels, or nerves), to mechanical factors (urticarial dermographism, striae distensae cutis, or frictional melanosis) or to some other provocati...