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Medical Student

Post-lichen planus hyperpigmentation

Post-lichen planus hyperpigmentation2

History

         A 28-year-old lady with classical LP involved mainly the extremities specially the acral parts of more than six months duration. Two months after commencement of treatment with Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg per day plus topical potent corticosteroids most lesions have gone with residual brownish hyperpigmentation.

EM in a toddler

History

          A bilateral, symmetrical, slightly pruritic, pinkish-red papules and plaques with many lesions have target-like appearance involved chiefly the lower limbs with few scattered similar lesions on the arms of five days duration in a three-year-old female toddler. There was no history of previous herpes simplex or other inection and drug history was negative. Within three weeks with simple emollient application and oral diphenhydramine, the rash had gone completely.

Post-cautery keloid

History

         A 20-year-old male had a few grouped lesions of molluscum contagiosum on the neck of 3-4 weeks duration. The lesions had been removed aggressively through electrocautery by an unexperienced medical substaff person. Few weeks later a large pinkish-red, ugly-looking scar appeared at site of cautery.

Inflammatory acne

History

         A 20-year-old male presented with a polymorphic rash composed of inflammatory follicular papules, pustules, abscesses, nodules and cysts involved mainly the trunk of more than one year duration. Negative history of corticosteroids or other drugs. Topical and systemic antibiotics gave modest results, however shifting the patient to isotretinoin resulted in prompt and dramatic response.

SCC on top of LSC

History

           A 45-year-old man has had long history of lichen simplex chronicus at the right lower leg of > 5 years duration. At last one and a half year an ulcer has developed and progressed slowly. O/E, an ulcer about 12X7 cm with an irregular outline, clean red base and punched out border surrounded by thickened dyspigmented skin was seen. Incisional biopsy revealed SCC.

Tinea faciei

History

          A 35-year-old man presented with an itchy, red, scaly rash involved the butterfly region of the face of two months duration. The rash had an active slightly elevated scaly border and clear center. KOH smear showed fungal elements. Cure was obtained through 6 weeks course of griseofulvin 500 mg twice daily.

Congenital venous malformation

History

          A 16-year-old male patient has had an asymptomatic solitary rounded spongy compressible vascular nodule in the forehead close to frontal hair line since birth. The nodule has deep purplish hue. Based on clinical background, the lesion was diagnosed as a case of cavernous hemangioma which is a misnomer as it is not a neoplasm but rather a congenital venous malformation.

Geographic tongue in Atopic Dermatitis

History

        The mother of the this 5-year-old girl has noticed that many irregular smooth map-like patches of depapillated areas on the dorsum of the tongue of her daughter of about two years duration. She also stated that these patches were rapidly changing their shapes, sites and sizes. The girl had no history of psoriasis or any other related disease.