We describe herein a case of tick bite ocurring to a 23-year-old man who has a characteristic lesion clinically and histopathologically. The tick(Ixodes sp.) was still attached to the brownish and erythematous, indurated skin of the scrotum. The engorged tick which was carefully removed from the skin with a scalpel was 8.7mm in length and 5. 5 mm in width. Histopathologically, characteristic amorphous eosinophilic materigl is deposited around a round space where the hypostorne of the tick was inserted. Heavy inflammatory cell infiltratton in the mid and lower dermis is composed mainly of neutrophils and eosinophils. A certain area of the lower dermis shows edema and capillary dilatation along with the mixed inflammatory cell infiltration, TVide excision of the indurated lesion including the tick was done. The clinical and hsitopathological findings of the tick bite was discussed.
Capillaries ; Dermis ; Dilatation ; Edema ; Eosinophils ; Humans ; Neutrophils ; Scrotum ; Skin ; Tick Bites* ; Ticks* ; Young Adult

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Ear*

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Fingers* ; Toes*

Perifollicular fibromas are very undsual adnexal tumor of the skin. Clinically, they are small firm akin colored or pinkish papules and usually located on the face and neck. We report a case of perifollicular fibroma which occurred in a 30-year-old woman, who had asymptomatic multiple small skin colored papules on the right side of her face for about 20 years. On physical examination, the papules were ferm and non-tender. The biopsy specimen demonstrated concentric proliferation of fibrous tissue surrounding hair follicles ad the collagen fibers within concentric fibrous sheaths surrounding hair follicles stained green with Masson's trichrome stain, which were quite typical for perifollicular fibroma. Because we could not find any epithelial proliferation in the serial sections, fibrofolliculoma could be ruled out. The skin lesions were removed by electrodesiccation and followed up for 5 months without recurrence.
Adult ; Biopsy ; Collagen ; Female ; Fibroma* ; Hair Follicle ; Humans ; Neck ; Physical Examination ; Recurrence ; Skin

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Blepharoptosis* ; Orbit*

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Papaverine*

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Papaverine*

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Transplants*

We recently encountered a case of pemphigus vulgaris, which was localized within the oral mucosa and esophagus. The patient was a 62-year-old women, who had had a few recurrent erosions on the oral mucosa for 1 year. Newly developed erythematous erosions on the esophagus appeared 7 days pre previously. Histopathological findings showed suprabasal blisters in the epithelium of the buccal and esophageal mucosa. On direct immunofluorescence, intercellular IgG and C3 bindings were found in the epithelium of the buccal mucosa. Treatment with oral steroids resulted in a remission of the lesions and the other skin lesions were not found for a period of 6 months.
Blister ; Epithelium ; Esophagus* ; Female ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G ; Middle Aged ; Mouth Mucosa* ; Mucous Membrane ; Pemphigus* ; Skin ; Steroids

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Genomic Library* ; Helicobacter pylori* ; Helicobacter*