No abstract available.
Skin Neoplasms* ; Skin*

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Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic* ; Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous*

No abstract available.
Burkholderia cepacia* ; Skin*

Spindle cell hemangioma is an uncommon variant of vascular tumor, and it was first described as a unique vascular lesion that's characterized by cavernous blood vessels separated by spindle cells. It is recently thought to be a benign hemangioma with a reactive process. It mostly affects the distal extremities and it present as single or multiple lesions that are often painful. Histologically, thin-walled cavernous vessels are seen to be intermixed with varying proportions of bland spindle cells with vesicular nuclei. We report here on an interesting case of spindle cell hemangioma in a 39-year-old woman.
Adult ; Blood Vessels ; Caves ; Extremities ; Female ; Hemangioma ; Humans

Sarcoidosis is a chronic idiopathic disorder characterized by the accumulation of noncaseating granulomas. We report a case of sarcoidosis with various cutaneous manifestations in a 42-year old female. On cutaneous examination, there were multiple papules on the posterior neck and anterior chest, subcutaneous nodules along an old scar of the right scapular area, violaceous nodule with satellite lesions and subcutaneous nodule on the right knee. Histopathology revealed noncaseating granulomas in all 5 specimens. She was treated with oral prednisolone leading to an excellent clinical response within 3 months of treatment, and remains well without recurrence for follow-up period of 20 months. .
Adult ; Cicatrix ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Granuloma ; Humans ; Knee ; Neck ; Prednisolone ; Recurrence ; Sarcoidosis* ; Thorax

BACKGROUND: The plantar aspect of the foot is a difficult area for wound coverage and offers restricted/limited possibility for surgical repair. Due to the shearing and ground-reactive forces that the sole of the foot encounters and its unique organizational makeup of plantar skin and fat pad, reconstructive surgical techniques used on other parts of the body cannot be readily adapted to the plantar foot. OBJECTIVE: The authors present an overview of wound repair after excision of benign or malignant tumor on plantar area. METHODS: Retrospective review was done on 27 patients whose benign or malignant tumors on the plantar area were excised. From January 2007 to December 2012, we repaired defects on the plantar foot after simple excision of benign cutaneous tumors or wide excision of malignant melanomas. Patients were reviewed for results and complications. RESULTS: Simple elliptical closure was used for the defects of which the short diameter was below 1.5 cm in 13 patients. Transposition flap was used in 2 patients. The local flap was used when the length to width ratio was smaller than 3 to 1, and the laxity of the skin adjacent to the defect was available. Larger defects of other 12 cases needed to be reconstructed with full thickness skin graft (FTSG) or by secondary intention healing (SIH). The re-epithelialization was shown to be faster in the FTSG group, but the functional and cosmetic results were better in the SIH group. CONCLUSION: Many defects on the sole were difficult to repair because of the distinct anatomy. In order to treat such large wounds in weight bearing area, both FTSG and SIH are relatively good options.
Adipose Tissue ; Foot ; Humans ; Intention ; Melanoma ; Re-Epithelialization ; Retrospective Studies ; Skin* ; Transplants ; Weight-Bearing ; Wounds and Injuries

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Lipomatosis* ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma*

We report a case of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in a 39-year-old male patient, who presented verrucous plaque on the dorsum of right third finger. Seven months ago, he had a cut with paper and skin lesion developed. Histopathologic features revealed parakeratosis, irregular acanthosis in the epidermis and inflammatory cellular infiltrates and tuberculoid granulomas in the dermis. AFB- positive bacilli were demonstrated. He has been treated with isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide for 4 months till now and the skin lesion has been markedly improved.
Adult ; Dermis ; Epidermis ; Ethambutol ; Fingers ; Granuloma ; Humans ; Isoniazid ; Male ; Parakeratosis ; Pyrazinamide ; Rifampin ; Skin ; Tuberculosis*

No abstract available.
Herpes Zoster* ; Urinary Retention*

No abstract available.
Histiocytosis ; Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell ; Stomach* ; Xanthomatosis*