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.

Schistosomiasis is best known in its visceral form but it can attack the skin, its ectopic cutaneous manifestation being rare and clinically difficult to diagnose. It is characterized by isolated or coalescent papules, erythematous, pruritic or asymptomatic, with zosteriform distribution, often located on the trunk. The authors report a case of a 28-year-old female patient with lesions on the a...

INTRODUCTION The incidence of cutaneous metastasis in patients with cancer is estimated to be 0.6% to 10.4%. In women, breast cancer is the most frequent primary malignancy metastasizing to the skin. A large study reported that cutaneous metastasis occurs in 23.9% of patients with breast carcinoma. Different patterns of cutaneous breast carcinoma metastasis have been described, including nodula...

Nevus comedonicus is a rare cutaneous anomaly, characterized by the clustering of papules with firm, blackened horny buffers. It in general has a zosteriform pattern and affects both genders equally. In some patients, there is formation of cysts, abscesses, and fistulas, aggravating its psychosocial impact. The association with extracutaneous lesions characterizes the nevus comedonicus syndrome...

Skeletal involvement is the second most common site of metastases after lymph nodal metastases in patients with prostate cancer. The skeletal metastases from prostate cancer are osteoblastic in nature and show increased tracer avidity on the bone scan. Focal tracer avid lesion in skeleton especially in skull requires the careful examination by further investigation. The patients with skull meta...

Becker's nevus is a cutaneous hamartoma that may be present at birth, but more commonly is noticed during puberty. It classically manifests unilaterally on the shoulder and upper trunk as a tan to brown patch or thin plaque. "It typically has an irregular margin, breaks up into islands at the periphery, and has an average size of 125 square centimeters. Numerous skin, soft-tissue, and bony anom...