We report a 55-year-old male, who has had erythematous, scaly, verrucous plaque on the left lower leg. About 1 year ago, rice sized erythematous papule on the left lower leg was developed. The lesion had been aggravated abruptly and rapidly in size since about one month ago. Histopathologic finding showed clusters of fungal spores in the upper dermis and intraepidermal microabscesses. The patient had been treated with wide excision and intravenous injection of amphotericin B. We observed a good response without evidence of recurrence.
Amphotericin B ; Chromoblastomycosis ; Dermis ; Humans ; Injections, Intravenous ; Leg ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Recurrence ; Spores, Fungal

A 45 year-old Korean woman presented with multiple pruritic umbilicated papules on both ankles of 3 months duration. Histopathologic findings showed calcium deposits in the upper dermis and the transepidermal elimination of calcium. This is a very rare presentation of calcinosis cutis.
Ankle ; Calcinosis* ; Calcium ; Dermis ; Female ; Humans

A 37-year-old man was diagnosed as having chronic renal failure received hemodialysis, Five months after starting hemodialysis developed rice to pea sized erythematous follicular papvles on the posterior neck and trunk which was accompanied by mild pruritus. Histopathologically the lesion showed typical finding of perforating folliculitis and Pickers nodule like changes in the adjacent epidermis.
Adult ; Epidermis ; Folliculitis* ; Humans ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Neck ; Peas ; Pruritus ; Renal Dialysis*

A 50-year-old man developed 3cm sized, well-marginated, subcutaneous mass on the right upper back. Histopathologic finding showed the lipomatous tissue was replaced by a mixture of uniform spindle cells and mature fat cells that were closely associated with a mucoid matrix and a varying number of collagen fibers. The patient had been treated with excision and showed no evidence of recurrence.
Adipocytes ; Collagen ; Humans ; Lipoma* ; Middle Aged ; Recurrence

We herein report a case of palmar fibromatosis, who was 78-year-old male and had had multiple variable-sized subcutaneous hard nodules on the left palm for 2 months. Histopathologic findings of the lesion revealed that the nodules were highly cellular, containing numerous spindle shaped cells. Ultrastructurally, intracytoplasmic micrcfilaments were present, and the nuclei were extremely indented by one or more transverse folds. These findings suggested the cells were myofibroblasts.
Aged ; Fibroma* ; Humans ; Male ; Myofibroblasts

No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* ; Epidermolysis Bullosa*

Angiofibroma is a disfiguring facial deformity that constitutes pait of the multiple system involvement in tuberous sclerosis. We describe eight affected patients who have been treated with:arbon dioxide laserabration and subsequent copper vapor later treatment for residual angiomatous component, which resulted in conspicious cosmetic improvement without scarring or recurrence. This report documents that the treatment with carbon dioxide later and subsequent copper vapor laser is an efficient and safe remedy for treating multiple facial angioibromas.
Angiofibroma* ; Carbon Dioxide* ; Carbon* ; Cicatrix ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Copper* ; Humans ; Lasers, Gas* ; Recurrence ; Tuberous Sclerosis

Aplasia cutie congenita is a rare congenital disease showing focal abscence of skin. In the msjority of instances it is limited ta the scalp especially on the vertex although other areas of the body may also be involved. Other congenital malformation have been reported to ccur with ACC odcasionally. Diagnosis depends on primarily clinical findings. The histologic finding virious from an absence of appendages to the involvement of varying layers of skin, occasionally extending to the bane or dura. Healed lesions often demonstrate a flattened epidermis, a proliferation of fibrobasts in a loose connective tissue stroma, newly formed capillaries, and a complete absence of adnexa stuctures. We observed a newborn infant with aplssia cutis congenita. The akir, defect was found on the posterior fontanelle. No associating cangenital anomalies were found in this case.
Capillaries ; Connective Tissue ; Cranial Fontanelles ; Diagnosis ; Ectodermal Dysplasia* ; Epidermis ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Scalp ; Skin

No abstract available.
Adult ; Humans ; Still's Disease, Adult-Onset

We present cases of localized idiopathic lipoatrophy occurring in two women. A 19-year-old girl had symmetrically distributed annular telangiectatic atrophy on both buttocks and a 44-year-old female had annular telangiectatic atrophy on the right buttock. The histopathologic findings of these lesions revealed numerous capillaries, various sized lobules with small round or spindle shaped cells on a background of hyaline material in subcutaneous layer. Two cases of lipoatrophy which shows the involutional phase are reported.
Adult ; Atrophy ; Buttocks ; Capillaries ; Female ; Humans ; Hyalin ; Young Adult