History and physical examination A 73-year-old man presented with progressive ecchymosis over his periorbital region and face. The lesion started as a small asymptomatic papule over the left infraorbital region since May 2000. It progressed to involve the entire left eyelid and left face, sparing the right side. There was no evidence of preceding trauma or topical medication. He was a retired m...

Secondary syphilis can have different clinical presentations, with corymbiform rash as its rarest manifestation. The disease is characterized by a central papule surrounded by smaller ones. We report the case of a man who has sex with man with corymbiform syphilis. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with HIV infection, hepatitis B, non-gonococcal urethritis, as well as infection of the cent...

Porocarcinoma is a very rare type of skin cancer arising from the eccrine sweat glands and poorly understood. The exact pathogenesis unknown. Clinical features are non-specific. It may present as painless, slow growing mass or nodule, ulcer, plaque, swelling, wart, papule naevus that increases in size over years to decades ulcerate bleed upon trauma. They occur equally both sexes most commonly ...

Eccrine syringofibroadenoma (ESFA) is a rare tumor originated from eccrine ductal portion [1,2]. Clinically, ESFA presents a solitary papule, nodule or plaque to multiple lesions. Cases with multiple papular or macular lesions have been often associated with hereditary ectodermal dysplasia [3]. Recent findings have classified ESFA into several groups including, solitary ESFA, multiple ESFA with...

NIPPV: noninvasive positive pressure ventilation INTRODUCTION Ecthyma is an invasive form of impetigo that penetrates deep into the dermis. This cutaneous infection is characterized by a crusted papule or plaque beneath which a deep ulcer forms. Although typically associated with group A b-hemolytic streptococci, other pathogens have the ability to produce an ecthyma. Here we present a case of ...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) was discovered in the farms of the Karamay suburb, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the 1990s. Between 1992 and 1994, a house-to-house survey revealed a prevalence of 1.0-1.6% in the residents. The clinical types of skin lesions included papule, plaque, ulcer and nodular prurigo. Observations verified that, in some cases, the skin lesions healed spontaneously in ...

of the hair follicles) and differentiates it from the other conditions.5 Histology of tissue obtained by curettage of a papule is sufficient to establish the definitive diagnosis. Although there are reports of GP that resolved spontaneously once the irritant was eliminated, the lesions usually persist. A number of therapeutic modalities, including topical and oral preparations of retinoids, vit...

A 60-year-old, otherwise healthy, male farmer presented to our Dermatology Department with a large ulcer on his lower right leg. The lesion had started as a small papule 6 months before, which became eroded and transformed into a rather rapidly progressive ulcer. On careful inspection, numerous larvae were found moving within the wound. The larvae were analyzed and found to be Lucilia sericata ...

Neurothekeoma is a rare cutaneous neoplasm, occurring as a cutaneous papule or nodule on the face, shoulders, and upper extremities. Neurothekeoma has been subclassified as either the myxoid, cellular, or mixed type, depending on the amount of myxoid matrix and on immunohistochemical analysis. We observed a clinical case with conflicting histopathological and immunohistochemical findings. In th...