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Folliculitis ; Herpes Zoster ; Herpesvirus 3, Human

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Cytomegalovirus ; Cytomegalovirus Infections ; Humans

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Ear Cartilage ; Ectropion ; Eyelids ; Transplants

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Connective tissue nevus is not a true tumor, but rather a hamartoma involving various components of connective tissue. It presents as a slow-growing, painless, flesh-colored, or pink nodule or plaque that is evident from childhood. While any region of the body may be affected, there is a predilection for the trunk and extremities. A 20-month-old girl presented with three ipsilateral confluent popular plaques with zosteriform distribution that had formed over the previous 17 months on the left chest and abdomen. The patient remained asymptomatic. Unlike all previously reported cases demonstrating a single lesion, we report a connective tissue nevi in a child who presented with multiple unilateral zosteriform lesions, an unusual pattern of distribution without evidence of tuberous sclerosis complex.
Abdomen ; Child ; Connective Tissue ; Extremities ; Hamartoma ; Humans ; Infant ; Nevus ; Thorax ; Tuberous Sclerosis

DRESS syndrome is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening subset of severe drug eruption characterized by fever, rash, leukocytosis with eosinophilia or atypical lymphocytosis, lymphadenopathy, and liver or renal dysfunction. The aromatic anticonvulsants (phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine) and sulfonamides are the most common cause of DRESS syndrome. Valproic acid, which is a widely used non-aromatic anticonvulsant, rarely causes DRESS syndrome. We report a case of DRESS syndrome in 47-year-old man caused by the use of valproic acid.
Anticonvulsants ; Drug Eruptions ; Eosinophilia ; Exanthema ; Fever ; Humans ; Leukocytosis ; Liver ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Lymphocytosis ; Middle Aged ; Phenobarbital ; Sulfonamides ; Valproic Acid

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are a rare, recently described group of mesenchymal tumors, which is composed of distinctive perivascular epithelioid cells. Primary cutaneous PEComas are composed of focally nested or trabecularly arranged groups of epithelioid cells with clear to eosinophilic cytoplasm and round to oval nuclei with obvious nucleoli. Here, we describe the case of a 27-year-old Korean man who was presented with a solitary, cutaneous nodule on his left popliteal fossa. Physical examination revealed a solitary, 1.2x1.0 cm-sized erythematous protruding nodule on his left popliteal fossa. Immunohistochemical evaluation showed that the epithelioid tumor cells were positive for HMB-45 and desmin. These clinical and histological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of primary cutaneous PEComa.
Adult ; Cytoplasm ; Desmin ; Eosinophils ; Epithelioid Cells ; Humans ; Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms ; Physical Examination ; Skin

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is part of the normal human skin flora and has the ability to establish primary infection in deep skin and vascular infections. A 41-year-old male presented with brittle, thick, crusted right thumb nail with yellow to brown discoloration and erythematous edema around the nail fold. We identified S. lugdunensis by bacterial culture for the pus. The lesion was improved after 2 months treatment of oral cefditoren and clarithromycin. We report a case of onychia and paronychia caused by S. lugdunensis.
Adult ; Cephalosporins ; Clarithromycin ; Edema ; Humans ; Male ; Nails ; Paronychia ; Skin ; Staphylococcus ; Staphylococcus lugdunensis ; Suppuration ; Thumb

The superficial variant of morphea is a recently described as an entity that differs in its clinical and histologic presentation from classic morphea. The condition is characterized by minimal to no induration and hypopigmented or hyperpigmented patches, without associated symptoms, systemic involvement, contractures, or atrophy. Histologically, it shows thickened collagen bundles, which restricts to the superficial dermis, sparing the deep dermis and without associated evidence of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. We present the unique clinical and histopathologic findings in 4-year-old children.
Atrophy ; Child ; Collagen ; Contracture ; Dermis ; Humans ; Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus ; Preschool Child ; Scleroderma, Localized

Syringomas are common benign adnexal tumors, probably of the eccrine origin. They are more common in women and usually found around the eyelids. An exclusively acral site of the lesions is very rare. We present a case of acral syringomas in a 44 year-old woman, involving only the dorsum of the fingers of both hands. It is important to include syringomas in the clinical differential diagnosis of papular lesions of the hands.
Diagnosis, Differential ; Eczema ; Eyelids ; Female ; Fingers ; Hand ; Humans ; Syringoma