Lupus vulgaris of centrofacial area - a peculiar presentation

Lupus vulgaris is a cutaneous manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. It assumes various clinical forms including plaque, ulcerative, hypertrophic, vegetative, papular and nodular type. We here present an unusual case of a ten-year-old girl diagnosed as hypertrophic lupus vulgaris of centrofacial area including nose. Histopathological examination and bacteriological studies were carried out to establish the diagnosis. Unlike plaque type, hypertrophic variety is quite uncommon and only few cases have been reported. Its peculiar appearance on the face which is hardly described in previous literatures and well response to antitubercular therapy prompted us to report it

Acquired tufted angioblastoma immunocompetent patient

Acquired tufted angioma [ATA] is a rare benign vascular tumor, most commonly localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues. Its name is based on its specific histologic pattern, characterized by lobular arrangement of densely cellular capillaries, grouped in glomerular pattern looking like [cannon-ball]. These vascular tufts are comprised of endothelial cells and associated pericytes. Angioblastoma are often associated with immunocompromised state. We report a case of acquired painful solitary angioblastoma in immunocompetent adult individual