To the Editor: In Greece, 6 spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia species have been detected in ticks: Rickettsia conorii, R. massiliae, R. aeschlimannii, R. sibirica mongolitimonae, R. slovaca, and R. rhipicephali (1). SFG species present characteristic clinical signs, including high fever, headache, and maculopapular rash; an inoculation es-char at the tick bite site is characteristic of some,...

In this report two cases of acquired toxoplasmosis are reported. Both cases are brought to hospital due to skin manifestations (Macule, Papule, Urticaria) accompa­nied by lymphadenopathie and low grade fever. Positive immunoflorecen t test at the rate of  in both cases 1/6400 and positive tissue culture in one case. With regards to this point that skin eruptions are usually rare manifestations ...

Primitive non-neural granular cell tumor is a rare tumor of uncertain lineage that clinically presents as a solitary painless nodule most typically on the extremity or trunk of an adult. We report the case of a 20-year-old man with a small reddish papule on the abdomen, measuring about 2 x 3 mm, surrounded by a faint erythematous halo. Dermoscopy examination shows diffuse red color and weak whi...

Chromoblastomycosis is caused by dematiaceous fungi. It develops after inoculation of the organism into the skin. The lesion begins as a pink, scaly papule or warty growth. We report a case of chromoblastomycosis occurring in a multibacillary leprosy patient, who had already been released from treatment (RFT). The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of sclerotic bodies (Medlar bodies / copp...

Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis, also known as Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Chronicus Helicis (CNCH), Winkler’s nodule or Winkler’s disease, is a benign, inflammatory and degenerative condition that affects the skin and cartilage of the pinna, manifesting as a tender papule/nodule [1]. The condition is usually unilateral. Bilateral CNCH cases are uncommon and the lesions are usually symmetri...

PATHOLOGY OF PSORIASIS. THE primary lesion is often a well defined pinhead size papule covered with fine silvery scales. The individual lesions spread at the periphery and often unite with other patches to form large plaques and sheets. Histological examination shows excessive growth of the epithelium with a badly formed horny layer (parakeratosis) and a downward growth of the interpapillary pr...

A healthy 2-year-old girl presented with a rash on her shoulder of 6 months’ duration. Physical examination revealed a solitary 5 mm erythematous dome-shaped papule surrounded by numerous smaller similar lesions (Figure 1). Dermatoscopy visualized numerous central white and skincolored clods with vessels arranged radially to the clods (Figure 2). What is your diagnosis? Please send your answer ...

Three months after the appearance of the initial lesion he developed a solitary violaceous papule in the center of the patch (Figure 1). The lesion was pruritic and mildly scaly. No mucosal lesion was present. A biopsy from the patch of alopecia revealed a typical perifollicular “swarm of bees” type lymphocytic infiltrate consistent with a diagnosis of alopecia areata (AA) (Figure 2). A biopsy ...

Perifollicular fibroma (PFF) is a very rare proliferative lesion of the perifollicular sheath. A flesh-colored, dome-shaped papulonodule is usually located on the face or the neck. These papulonodules may be single or multiple. Histologically, the lesion consists of a concentric arrangement of cellular fibrous tissue around a normal hair follicle. We describe here an unusual case of PFF in a 41...

Tumoral or nodular melanosis in the skin is considered a variation of completely regressed melanoma, presenting clinically as a suspicious pigmented papule or nodule. Microscopically, the lesion consists of a nodular accumulation of heavily pigmented melanophages in the dermis, staining positive for immunohistochemical markers of histiocytic lineage (CD68) and negative for those of melanocytic ...