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Crusted scabies is a severe variant of scabies caused by the ectoparasite Sarcoptes scabiei. It is characterized by high mite burden, extensive hyperkeratotic scaling, crusted lesions, variable pruritus, generalized lymphadenopathy, erythroderma, and eosinophilia, in some cases. There is an increased incidence of crusted scabies, particularly among patients with HIV infection. We describe a 22-year-old Syrian immunocompetent female who had hyperkeratotic psoriasiform plaques and hyperkeratosis without itching. She was treated with oral albendazole and topical crotamiton with salicylic acid 5 percent.
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Albendazole/therapeutic use , Scabies/drug therapy , Female , Humans , Scabies/pathology , Young AdultABSTRACT
Cutaneous metastases from internal malignancies are uncommon. We report on a 55-year-old man who presented with cutaneous metastases from a squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Chest x-ray and chest Computerized Axial Tomography (CT) revealed the lung tumor.
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/secondary , Facial Neoplasms/secondary , Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis , Skin Neoplasms/secondary , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnostic imaging , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Cheek , Chin , Erythema/etiology , Facial Neoplasms/diagnosis , Facial Neoplasms/pathology , Fatal Outcome , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Pneumonia/complications , Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Platelike osteoma cutis is a rare lesion that is most often congenital. We report a 25-year-old woman who developed a linear plate of subcutaneous bone in a normal area of scalp.
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Bone Neoplasms/pathology , Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology , Ossification, Heterotopic/pathology , Osteoma/pathology , Scalp/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Adult , Female , HumansABSTRACT
Keratosis lichenoides chronica is a rare disorder characterized by a distinctive seborrheic dermatitis-like facial eruption together with development of asymptomatic verrucosities on the limbs and the trunk, with a partially linear distribution. We report a case of a 35-year-old Syrian woman who presented with keratotic plaques and papules of the limbs for several years, and a seborrheic dermatitis-like facial eruption. A diagnosis of keratosis lichenoides chronica was clinically and histologically. Treatment with isotretinoin was without benefit. She had partial response to PUVA.
