BACKGROUND Reticular erythematous mucinosis (REM) syndrome is a rare disorder. Its clinical course is cyclic with remissions and exacerbations. In this disease, photosensitivity has previously been noticed but rarely demonstrated. We report three new cases with positive photobiological investigation. CASE REPORTS Three patients (two males, one female) with a mean age 47 years were seen with r...

Folliculitis Decalvans (FD) is a form of inflammatory scarring alopecia; its causative mechanism is not well understood. It affects both sexes, may start in adolescence or adulthood and occurs more commonly in African Americans compared to Caucasians [1]. Staphylococcus aureus can be isolated from the pustules in most cases, but whether this is a primary or secondary process is unknown. It has ...

Received June 11, 2015, Revised July 21, 2015, Accepted for publication August 10, 2015 Corresponding author: Dong-Youn Lee, Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06351, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3410-3543, Fax: 82-2-3410-3869, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the C...

pearing in healthy patients. Over time, CA-MRSA incorporated new virulence patterns, acquiring large-scale antibiotic resistance, while maintaining a unique genetic profile comparedwith nosocomial isolates. Better appreciated through a retrospective lens, this CA formrivals its hospital-based counterpart and can aptly be considered an epidemic.5 A baumannii has the potential to evolve in a patt...

Scleromyxedema is a chronic, progressive condition characterised by dermal fibrosis and mucinosis. The clinical variants consist of generalised confluent lichenoid eruptions (scleromyxedema) with systemic manifestations and a localised variant with discrete papular eruptions. The cases which do not fit into either of the category are termed as atypical or intermediate form. We report such a cas...

reticular erythematous mucinosis (rEM) is a rare form of cutaneous mucinosis that is occasionally associated with systemic diseases and tumors.1 hydroxychloroquine is frequently used as the first-line treatment for this condition.2 We present a case of rEM treated with topical tacrolimus. The patient was a 48-year-old man with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis treated during childhood, who co...

Reports on clinical and histologic follicular alterations in patients previously diagnosed with mycosis fungoides (MF) or at the time of MF diagnosis are rare. The clinical and histologic criteria to distinguish MF associated with follicular mucinosis from follicular MF are a matter of debate. A patient is described with advanced clinical and histologic alterations predominated by follicular le...

To cite: Kumar M S, Kumar M H, Sivakumar V, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2015-210150 DESCRIPTION A 25-year-old female patient presented to the dental clinic with a painless gingival swelling in the right mandibular first molar (46) region (figure 1). The swelling had been present for the past 4 months. The medical and surgical histories ...