[Trigeminal neurotrophic ulcer. A case report]. / Ulcerazioni neurotrofiche trigeminali. A proposito di un caso.

A case of a 49-year-old woman affected by wide ulcerations on the face which have been caused by the patient herself, as she has admitted, is reported. The lesions were strictly limited to the area of innervation of the first and second branch of the trigeminal nerve. The patient presented parasthesias and analgesia in the trigeminal area as the consequence of a neurosurgical operation. She also suffered from important psychosis. All these elements enable us to diagnose "trigeminal trophic ulcers". The pathogenesis of this syndrome is discussed.

[Psoriasis and bullous pemphigoid. Description of 3 clinical cases]. / Psoriasi e pemfigoide bolloso. Descrizione di tre casi clinici.

Three cases with coexisting psoriasis and bullous pemphigoid are reported and the possible etiopathogenetic relationships between the two diseases are discussed.

[Lichen aureus with zonal dissemination. Apropos of a case]. / Lichen aureus a disposizione zonale. A proposito di un caso.

The Authors describe the case of a 23 year old woman affected by lichen aureus in a zosteriform pattern localized at the right side of the trunk.

[Granuloma anulare perforans: 2 clinically different forms]. / Granuloma anulare perforans: Zwei klinisch verschiedenartige Verlaufsformen.

Two different forms of granuloma annulare perforans are described. One form, which particularly affects young people, is characterized by small nodular lesions with central umbilication and a monomorphic clinical picture. These lesions can persist for many years, but spontaneous remission often occurs. The second form affects older patients. The clinical picture is polymorphic, consisting of dull red papules, umbilicated papules, pustular lesions and small atrophic scars. This form is resistant to a variety of therapies and does not heal spontaneously.

[Gottron's erythroderma congenitalis progressiva symmetrica]. / Erythrodermia congenitalis progressiva symmetrica Gottron.

Two patients with erythrokeratoderma are observed, a mother aged 42 and her 16-year-old son. In both cases the dermatosis started on the 40th day after birth and covered slowly and symmetrically the lower and upper limbs as well as the face. The two patients underwent two different treatments: the mother was treated with aromatic retinoid for 8 weeks; the son with PUVA therapy for a total of 63 J/cm2 UVA. With both methods it was possible to obtain good results. However, the results were better with PUVA therapy.