A well described case in the Christmas tradition is that of Patient R, reported to have been afflicted with a very shiny nose. The lesion was described as having a lustrous, glowing appearance and initially exerting a significant burden on quality of life — the patient’s peers engaged in name-calling and excluded him from social games. It would seem that the case proved a challenge diagnostical...

INTRODUCTION Mucormycosis is a rapidly progressive and frequently lethal form of fungal infection. Primary cutaneous form is rare. We presented a case of cutaneous mucormycosis in the scalp which led to visual loss in a 54-year-old diabetic woman. CASE PRESENTATION A 54-year-old woman patient was admitted with the complaining of the wound with purulent discharge in the scalp. An ulcerated dis...

Bronchogenic cysts originate from abnormal budding of the tracheal diverticula during the embryological period. Inaccuracy in the process of growing of the ventral foregut will give rise to bronchogenic cyst. Scapular bronchogenic cyst is an extremely rare form of this anomaly. A three years old boy suffered for 2 years with left sided suprascapular cystic lesion which was gradually increasing ...

background : historically, leishmanization is the most effective protective measure against cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl), cl lesion induced by leishmanization sometimes takes a long time to heal. ma­nipulation of leishmanization inoculums needed to induce a mild and acceptable cl lesion. the aim of this study was to explore if liposomal form of cpg odn (cytosin phosphate guanin oligodeoxynu­cle...

RATIONALE Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection but life-threatening, especially in lupus nephritis (LN). Mucormycosis may manifest as rhino-orbital-cerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal, renal, or disseminated forms. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of a 52-year-old woman with cutaneous mucormycosis infection who was admitted because of LN. DIAGNOSES Histopathological analysi...

BACKGROUND The elliptical (fusiform) excision is a basic tool of cutaneous surgery. OBJECTIVE To assess the design, functionality, ease of construction, and aesthetic outcomes of the ellipse. DESIGN A systematic review of elliptical designs and their site-specific benefits and limitations. In particular, we consider the (1). context of prevailing relaxed skin tension lines and tissue laxity...