Histoid Leprosy (HL) is a rare variant of Lepromatous Leprosy, occurring in long-standing cases, mostly in a background of acquired drug resistance. Patients usually present with sudden onset multiple nodules and plaques, most often involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue of trunk and lower limbs. Here we report an unusual case of de novo (without any history of prior anti-leprotic therapy) ...

We describe a 60-year-old man with IgG4-related chronic sclerosing dacryoadenitis and sialoadenitis associated with lymphoplasmacytic and eosinophilic infiltration in erythematous nodules. Physical examination revealed left eye extrusion and small itchy nodules on the scalp and neck. The serum IgG level was 1,570 mg/dL, IgG4 463 mg/dL (29.5%), and IgE 4,554 IU/mL. Lacrimal gland biopsy disclose...

A case of acute myelomonocytic leukaemia (AMMOL) is reported in which skin infiltration with xanthomatous nodules was the presenting feature. The histological, including ultrastructural, appearances are described.

To determine the rate of appearance of new nodules during a specified period, a follow-up study on onchocercomas that had been removed was carried out in San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala, between June 1976 and April 1977. Incidence rate, or rate of nodules appearing in initially negative subjects, was studied in relation to the degree of endemicity. Rates in a period of 7—8months in high, medium...

CASE REPORT A 31-year-old half Thai, half white woman presented to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of multiple disfiguring pigmented papules and nodules covering her entire body. Her dermatologic history was significant for a GCMN treated with curettage at age 2. The patient reported that she was born with many pigmented papules and nodules, which increased in number throughout her life. ...

histoid leprosy (hl) is a rare variant of lepromatous leprosy, occurring in long-standing cases, mostly in a background of acquired drug resistance. patients usually present with sudden onset multiple nodules and plaques, most often involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue of trunk and lower limbs. here we report an unusual case of de novo (without any history of prior anti-leprotic therapy) ...

Lipogranulomatosis or Farber's disease in a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by swollen, tender joints, periarticular and subcutaneous nodules, horsncss and progressive aphonia. Hepatosplcnomcgaly and C.N.S. involvements arc also reported in certain patients. The disorder is caused by a deficiency of acid ceramidase which may be best diagnosed by missing ceramidasc activity at a...

INTRODUCTION Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common histological subtype of cancer in the upper and middle esophagus and is characterized by a high rate of mortality. The incidence of esophageal cancer varies greatly among regions of the world and occurs at a high frequency in Asia and South America. CASE PRESENTATION In our department, a 51-year-old man was diagnosed wi...