nocardiosis has been reported increasingly in recent two decades, probably due to improvement in isolation of the organism and increased burden of immune compromised patients. nocardia occasionally has been reported in healthy people. a case series of definitive nocardiosis (2002 to 2010), clinical characteristics, underlying diseases, immune status and in-patient outcome were studied in a tert...

an adult native cock (gallus gallus domesticus) referred to the aviary clinic with multiple different sizes of round dermal nodules. the bird died few days later, and was then submitted for further evaluation. macroscopic and microscopic examinations as well as a pcr test were done to identify type and cause of the tumor. in histopathological assessment of biopsy specimen, it consisted of inter...

background: zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is a neglected disease with public health importance that is common in many rural areas of iran. in recent years, behavioral resistance and/or bait shyness against the common rodenticide among reservoir hosts of zcl have been reported. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of klerat® and zinc phosphide against natural reservoi...

background cutaneous leishmaniasis is a health problem in the world. lesions should be treated on cosmetically or functionally important sites, such as the face and hands. cantharidin is a terpenoid compound produced naturally by beetles of meloidae and oedemeridae families. objectives the current study aimed to investigate the effect of cantharidin on cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) lesions and i...

Cutaneous extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMPs) are rare plasma cell neoplasms of the skin occurring in 2-4% of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). We describe a man diagnosed with IgA lambda MM (Stage III) after rapidly enlarging cutaneous nodules developed in the surgical site of recently excised skin malignancies. Cutaneous EMP must be considered for expanding cutaneous nodules at sites of su...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of the Leishmania genus. Leishmania(Leishmania) infantum, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, has been described in patients living in areas where visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. In this study, it was possible to characterize this species in seven slides from cutaneous tissue imprints from patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State ...

Cutaneous metastases may be either the initial manifestation of an internal malignancy or represent recurrent neoplastic disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and characteristics of cutaneous metastases in cases of internal malignancy. A total of 1287 patients with internal malignancy were included in the study. Dermatological examinations were performed on all of the ...

Cutaneous endometriosis represents a non-neoplastic, ectopic growth of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity [1-4]. Daneil Schroen, a German physician, first described endometriosis in 1690 [5]. Years later, in 1885, the first case of cutaneous endometriosis was identified and reported [3]. Cutaneous endometriosis is typically divided into two categories, scar endometriosis a...

Cutaneous haptic feedback can be used to enhance the performance of robotic teleoperation systems while guaranteeing their safety. Delivering ungrounded cutaneous cues to the human operator conveys in fact information about the forces exerted at the slave side and does not affect the stability of the control loop. In this work we analyze the feasibility, effectiveness, and implications of provi...

Myiasis is an infestation of tissues with larval stage of dipterous flies.  This condition most often affects the skin and may also occur in certain body cavities.  It is mainly seen in the tropics, though it may also be rarely encountered in non-tropical regions.  Herein, we present a case of cutaneous furuncular myiasis in an Iranian male who had travelled to Africa and his condition was fina...