Subcutaneous tissue is a rare site of metastasis, accounting for only 1–2% of all lung neoplasms. Positron emission tomography (PET) using F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has been reported to increase the diagnostic accuracy of subcutaneous metastasis. A 58-year-old woman presented with complaints of dry coughing, in which three positive subcutaneous nodules were found on F-FDG positron emission tom...

Sporotrichosis is the most prevalent subcutaneous mycosis and is characterized by a subacute or chronic development of a cutaneous or subcutaneous nodular lesion. It is caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix spp, which may manifest in different clinical forms. The disseminated cutaneous form is uncommon and is more likely to occur in immunocompromised patients. We report a 47-year-old male p...

The pathogenic role of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has recently gained much interest by the marked clinical responses of anti-CD20 therapy in RA. We describe a patient with X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) who presented with an erosive symmetrical polyarthritis with histological features of RA including formation of a destructive pannus. Furthermore, the patient also developed subcuta...

Phaeohyphomycosis (PHM) is a rare, deep fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by dematiaceous fungi. In this report, we describe a case of PHM caused by Phaeoacremonium rubrigenum, which is generally known to infect woody plants. We detected the gray-blackish villi by biopsy culture material, and slide culture revealed the conidia arising from slightly tapering phialides....

BACKGROUND Much interest has been shown recently in the pathogenic role of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) owing to the marked clinical responses to anti-CD20 treatment in RA. CASE REPORT A patient with X linked agammaglobulinaemia (XLA) presented with an erosive symmetric polyarthritis with histological features of RA, including formation of a destructive pannus. Furthermore, the patien...

The triad of rash, arthritis, and uveitis seems to be characteristic for early-onset childhood sarcoidosis. We describe an interesting case of early-onset childhood sarcoidosis coexisting enchondromatosis, which clinically masquerade as Langerhans cell histiocytosis. A 33 months old girl presented with skin rash, subcutaneous nodules with polyarthritis, and revealed the involvement of lymph nod...

A 58-year-old female following an allogeneic stem cell transplant (alloSCT) presented with tender subcutaneous nodule in the axillary and inguinal regions. One of the nodules was biopsied and cultured. The patient was diagnosed with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) panniculitis. Blood cultures were negative for P. aeruginosa. The patient responded to 4 weeks of imipenem-cilastatin and gen...

Cardiac tamponade is a life threatening condition. It is rarely the first sign of malignancy which can be diagnosed by cytological examination of pericardial fluid. Subcutaneous metastatic nodules also are an uncommon first sign of underlying cancer. In this report we present a 62 years old case of lung cancer who initially presented with the above two rare clinical signs. He was admitted with ...