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We hereby report a case of lichen amyloidosus in a 69-year-old man unresponsive to various treatments. The patient was treated by occlusion with hydrocolloid dressings. Considerable subjective and objective improvement was observed with respect to the pruritus and cosmetic appearance. We suggest this convenient and efficacious treatment as first line therapy.
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Amyloidosis/therapy , Bandages, Hydrocolloid , Lichenoid Eruptions/therapy , Aged , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active , HIV Infections/drug therapy , HIV Infections/immunology , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/immunology , Adult , Antimony Sodium Gluconate/therapeutic use , Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use , HIV Infections/complications , Humans , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/drug therapy , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/etiology , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/complications , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/immunology , MaleSubject(s)
Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Carcinoma/secondary , Skin Neoplasms/secondary , Aged , Carcinoma/pathology , Female , Humans , Skin Neoplasms/pathologySubject(s)
Acrodermatitis/diagnosis , Acrodermatitis/pathology , Chronic Disease , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Psoriasis/diagnosis , Psoriasis/pathology , ThumbABSTRACT
Occurrence of skin lesions during long-term therapy with hydroxyurea are well described, but there have been only a few case reports of longitudinal melanonychia associated with hydroxyurea treatment. We report herein longitudinal melanonychia associated with hydroxyurea therapy in a subject with essential thrombocytosis. The prolonged time lapse (1 year) between initiation of hydroxyurea therapy and the onset of the longitudinal melanonychia should be noted.
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Hydroxyurea/adverse effects , Melanosis/chemically induced , Nail Diseases/chemically induced , Thrombocytosis/drug therapy , Aged , Female , Humans , Melanins/analysis , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Pyoderma Gangrenosum/pathology , Skin/pathology , Adult , Chin , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , LegABSTRACT
Angiosarcoma that develops in areas of chronic lymphedema is also called Stewart-Treves syndrome. It usually appears in areas of lymphedema several years after mastectomy for breast carcinoma. Only 10% of these angiosarcomas occur in areas of chronic lymphedema as a result of another cause. We present a patient with epithelioid angiosarcoma as a rare complication of elephantiasis.
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Elephantiasis/complications , Hemangiosarcoma/complications , Skin Neoplasms/complications , Chronic Disease , Female , Hemangiosarcoma/pathology , Humans , Middle Aged , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , SyndromeSubject(s)
Papilloma/diagnosis , Skin Diseases/diagnosis , Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adolescent , Female , Humans , Pubic Bone , SyndromeABSTRACT
Hypomelanosis of Ito is an uncommon syndrome where bizarre, systematized hypopigmentation is often associated with neurological and other non-cutaneous abnormalities. We report two cases, one which was associated with laryngomalacia and sudden death (in which the parents were consanguineous), and one which was associated with episodes of loss of consciousness.
