Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn (SFN) is an uncommon disease that affects newborns who have suffered from tissue hypoxia during or following delivery. This disease appears during the first weeks of life. It consists of indurate, erythematous or purple-erythematous nodules and plaques in the skin. Histology of a biopsy specimen shows granulomatous necrosis in the subcutis with radial cr...

  Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma with subcutaneous chest wall metastasis is a very rare presentation. A case of 36- year-old male with metastatic subcutaneous chest nodule of bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology, is reported here. Cutaneous metastases are of diagnostic importance because they may be the first manifestation of an undiscovered internal malig...

wegener’s granulomatosis is a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis involving small and medium sized vessels. the syndrome is classically defined as having involvement of kidney, lungs and upper respiratory tract (i.e. sinuses). wegener’s granulomatosis may be present in other autoimmune or inflammatory diseases, particulary systemic lupus erythematosis (sle), but most frequently has been associ...

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is an uncommon idiopathic condition that manifests in adults as isolated or grouped papules, plaques, or nodules in the skin of the head and neck. It manifests with lesions in the periauricular region, forehead, or scalp. Rare sites include the hands, shoulders, breasts, penis, oral mucosa, and orbit. We have come across a case of ALHE in our h...

Neurofibroma is a localized discrete mass of benign nerve sheath tumour in the peripheral nervous system. Mostly present as skin lesions. Solitary neurofibroma may occur in deep soft tissue or subcutaneous plane in rare cases associated with syndromes like NF1. The neurofibroma most commonly present as skin lesions as isolated soft papules or nodules arising in any cutaneous site. Present case ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that affects mainly synovial joints. The disease is responsible for the destruction of articular cartilage and ankylosis of the joints. Classified as an autoimmune disorder, rheumatoid arthritis can also cause inflammation in other organs such as the blood vessels, skin and lungs. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include joint pain and sti...

Introduction Many varieties of skin lesion have been described in primary systemic amyloidosis including macules, papules, nodules, plaques and subcutaneous haemorrhages, usually petechial but sometimes larger (Brownstein & Helwig, 1970b). The association of amyloidosis with bullous lesions of the skin or oral mucosa has only rarely been reported but we have seen three patients in whom this str...

Ultrasonography is a method of imaging that classically is used in dermatology to study changes in the hypoderma, as nodules and infectious and inflammatory processes. The introduction of high frequency and resolution equipments enabled the observation of superficial structures, allowing differentiation between skin layers and providing details for the analysis of the skin and its appendages. T...

Disseminated cryptococcosis mainly occurs in patients with impaired cell mediated immunity. We present a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a non-HIV patient with nephrotic syndrome who never received immunosuppression. Cultures of bone marrow aspirate, cerebrospinal fluid analysis and histology of skin lesions were all consistent with Cryptococcus neoformans infection. Treatment with ampho...

© 2014 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1699 Journal Compilation © 2014 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Angiosarcomas of the skin are uncommon but highly malignant tumours that mainly occur in the head and neck regions of elderly patients. The usual presentation of angiosarcoma is as bruise-like patches or nodules, but variable clinical features are demonstrated (1). We describe a ...