BACKGROUND Erythroderma is characterized by erythema and scaling affecting more than 90% of the body surface area. Inflammatory, neoplastic and, more rarely, infectious diseases may culminate with erythroderma. Diagnosis of the underlying disorder is therefore crucial to institute the appropriate therapy. Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that is endemic in Brazil. Here we present an unus...

BACKGROUND Differentiation of psoriasis from non-psoriasis psoriasiform dermatitis (NPPD) may be difficult for dermatopathologists, as lack of distinctive histopathological features in a subset of cases may cause confusion in diagnosis. OBJECTIVE As the prototype of psoriasiform dermatitis, psoriasis is a hyperproliferative skin disorder with increased epidermal turnover compared with NPPD, w...

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The present study aimed to investigate the efficiency of exfoliative cytology by correlating the clinical lesions of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) with exfoliative cytology and histopathological findings. Cases of OSCC diagnosed between 1984 and 2010 were analyzed. The inclusion criteria for the present study were the availability of detailed clinical findings and a diagnosis of the disea...

The differential diagnosis of erythemato-squamous diseases is a difficult problem in dermatology. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) classifies the given samples when trained and nearly 98 % classification accuracy is achieved. Generalized Feed Forward Neural Network (FFNN) can solve the multivariable classification problem of determination of skin disease. ANN approach is studied to determine the...

Although proton pump inhibitors are widely used, allergic reactions to this group of drugs are rarely reported. In this paper we present the case of a patient who developed a delayed reaction to pantoprazole. A 35-year-old female patient complained of generalised erythema with intense itching and desquamation for three weeks before consulting (Fig. 1). The rash was first noticed five days after...

A 60-year-old male patient on maintenance hemodialysis was started on antituberculosis therapy with isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide for pulmonary tuberculosis. After 4 weeks of therapy, he developed pruritic lesions in the extremities followed by exfoliation. The lesions progressively spread over the entire body. Lesions resolved after withdrawal of antituberculosis medication...

To cite: Toescu SM, Kennon S, Stevens H. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013201536 DESCRIPTION A 64-year-old man presented with a 12-month history of angina. Following coronary angiography he underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with deployment of drug-eluting stents to the left anterior descending and main diagonal branch. He was discharg...