To cite: Chakradeo K, Buzacott K, Soden M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016216967 DESCRIPTION A 57-year-old man presented for review in the rheumatology outpatients clinic. He had a 30-year history of rheumatoid arthritis and was known to be positive for rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated protein antibodies (anti-CCP antibodies). He had be...

In this case report, we will describe a gastric cancer case, which presented with rare manifestation of skin metastases and unrelated to the mechanical impact distant scleroderma-like paraneoplastic rheumatic syndrome.
 72-year-old woman was referred hospital complaints gradual during time period one year. Skin changes included - thickening, dermal induration mostly seen on her upper body ...

Erdheim Chester disease (ECD) is a rare and complex non-Langerhans histiocytic systemic that affects multiple organ systems, including the bones, heart, lungs, central nervous system. Fewer than 1,000 cases have been reported in medical literature dermatological manifestations of are but can provide valuable diagnostic clues for this challenging disease. The cutaneous ECD take many forms, nodul...

A 32-year-old woman with a long-standing systemic lupus erythematosus had multiple subcutaneous nodules on her axillae, iliac crests and limbs. Three years ago, these nodules began to appear and slowly became larger. Some of them amassed to form a large, fungating, lobulated mass on her right iliac crest. Roentgenographic and histological examination showed that they were calcium deposits. She ...

Marjolin's ulcer is an aggressive cutaneous malignancy common in previously traumatized or chronically inflamed skin. It has high regional metastasis and fatality rates. Our patient presented with subcutaneous nodules and ulcerations on the right limb. He had a history of osteomyelitis of the fifth toe. Histopathological examination of the nodule and ulceration demonstrated squamous cell carcin...

Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium found in water and soil that can cause local cutaneous infections in immunocompetent hosts but more frequently affects immunocompromised patients. Typically, patients will present with painful subcutaneous nodules of the joints or soft tissues from traumatic inoculation. However, exhibiting a sporotrichoid-like pattern of these nodules i...

-Nine cases of infection with Stilpsia globipunctata were observed among 204 sheep and goats presented for routine necropsy. Gross lesions included a severe oedema of both the subcutaneous tissues and the internaI organs. Numerous nodules from which, in many instances, the posterior Sfgments of the tapeworm projected, were scattered throughout the mucosa of the small intestine. These nodules on...