A number of important, interesting articles pertaining to paediatric dermatology were published in 2013 to 2014. Some of them were related to infections; like swimmer’s nodules on limbs due to an outbreak of atypical mycobacterial infection in school swimming pools. The risk factors include atopy and immunocompromised state. Other topics included (1) a winter outbreak of atypical hand, foot and...

Editor Congenital eccrine naevus is a rare clinical entity. Fewer than 20 cases had been reported, and only three cases were congenital. 1,2 We present a child with congenital localized hyperhidrosis on the forearm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first congenital eccrine naevus successfully treated with botulinum toxin type A. A 12-year-old girl with no significant past medical histo...

This study aimed to determine the diagnostic utility of mast cell densities in distinguishing neurotised ("neural") melanocytic naevi from neurofibromas. Three groups of lesions were studied: neurofibromas, neural naevi, and naevi showing no neural change (control naevi). A Giemsa stain was used to demonstrate mast cells. The median mast cell density in the neurotised naevus group was significa...

Bioptic specimens from 224 melanocytic naevus lesions and 121 seborrheic keratosis lesions were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and examined under the light microscope. Pityrosporum ovale/orbiculare (Malassezia furfur) was found in 35% of melanocytic naevi and in 36% of seborrheic keratoses. The finding of Pityrosporum ovale/orbiculare was confirmed by PAS (periodic acid shift), methenamide silv...

Sir, Syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP) is a rare tumour first described in 1893 (1). To date, 400 cases have been reported worldwide. SCAP usually appears at birth or in early childhood, most frequently on the face or scalp. In approximately 25% of cases it is observed on other locations such as the trunk or the extremities. In 40% of cases, SCAP evolves contiguous to a pre-existing naevus...

INTRODUCTION Combined malignant naevi are characterised pathologically by the association of a melanoma with one or more different types of benign melanocytic naevi in a single lesion. CASE PRESENTATION We show here a case of malignant combined naevus made up of a blue naevus and a melanoma, presenting as a slowly progressing and asymptomatic pigmented lesion on the trunk of a 35-year-old man...