BACKGROUND Delayed-onset urticarial or maculopapular rashes are frequently observed in children treated with β-lactams. Many are labeled "allergic" without reliable testing. OBJECTIVE Determine the etiology of these rashes by exploring both infectious and allergic causes. METHODS Children presenting to the emergency department with delayed-onset urticarial or maculopapular rashes were enrol...

Erythroderma is an unusual cutaneous finding associated with dermatomyositis. There are only five cases of erythrodermic dermatomyositis reported in the English literature. We treated a case of erythrodermic dermatomyositis associated with a Bormann type 1 gastric cancer. The patient had a generalized, erythematous scaly eruption consistent with erythroderma and Gottron's papules as well as a h...

Until recently the specific dermatoses of pregnancy were ill-understood and characterized by numerous and rather misleading terminology. In 19831 the following simplified clinical classification of the specific dermatoses of pregnancy was proposed: 1) Pemphigoid "Herpes" Gestationis. 2) Polymorphic Eruption of Pregnancy (PUPPP). 3) Prurigo of Pregnancy (papular dermatitis). 4) Pruritic Follicul...

Of the few reported cases, both sexes seem to be similarly affected. It tends to affect mainly the elderly, although one lesion has been described in a 25 year old patient [3]. Most lesions have been described as erythematous, scaly to crusted papules and plaques, mainly over the limbs, although any part of the skin might be affected. The known duration of lesions ranged from 1 week to 2 years ...

Summary We described a case of a 56 year old homosexual HIV positive man who presented a history of CSU since one year (2012). All the allergologic, immunologic and microbiologic tests to evaluate the pathogenesis of wheals resulted negative. Therefore in June 2015 we decided to start therapy with Omalizumab while the patient kept on effective antiretroviral therapy with 310 cells/mm3 TCD4 coun...