Miss X, a machinist, aged 19 years, consulted her doctor on 8. 11. 50 because she had a whitish vaginal discharge. Acetarsol pessaries were prescribed, and she was told to insert one pessary into the vagina daily. On 11. 11. 50 she complained of shivering, fever, oedema of the eyelids, lips, and face, and chemosis. There was a morbilliform eruption on the trunk, forearms, and arms. On 14. 11. 5...

Leeches are prevalent in the Australian Rainforest. We report two cases of leech bites resulting in pruritis and palpable purpura. The dermatologic sequelae of leech bites, differential diagnosis of pruritic palpable purpura, leech bite treatment, prevention, and complications are reviewed.

Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare, cutaneous adenocarcinoma in situ characterized by a chronic eczema-like rash of the anogenital regions. It is usually slow growing, locally invasive and presents mainly with pruritis. Extremely rare in the oral tissues, here we present a case of EMPD of the hard palate and a review of the existing literature base.

Although mycotic infection of the vagina is no longer considered rare, the types of organism usually implicated are those belonging to the genus Monilia or Cryptococcus. Invasion of the female genitalia by the more highly developed members of the fungus group is, to our knowledge, extremely rare, a search of the literature revealing a report of only one case of vaginitis due to one of the highe...