All posts by Ahmed

Medical Student

Calcinosis cutis

History

            A 19-year-old female presented with many firm to hard white to skin-colored asymptomatic papules involving the fingertips and elbow extensors. Skin biopsy was typical of calcinosis cutis and on investigations she had elevated levels of calcium and parathyroid hormone.

Bullous pemphigoid

History

          A 65-year-old old woman presented with widespread tense bullae on erythematous backgrounds involved mainly the lower limbs of three months duration. There was no mucosal involvement and skin biopsy showed subepidermal bullae filled with eosinophils and neutrophils.

Ataxia telangiectasia

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History

           A 4-year-old girl presented with cerebellar ataxia and conjunctival and labial telangiectasia of more than two years duration.
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Reticulate acropigmentation of Dohi

History

           A 10-year-old girl presented with bilateral symmetrical acral hyperpigmentation and depigmentation in a reticulate pattern started since infancy. She had no similar family history.
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Benign cephalic histiocytosis

History

           A 14-month-old male infant presented with asymptomatic, red-yellowish, few millimeters in diameter infiltrative papules involved the cheeks of 6 months duration. The mucosae and viscera were not involved. Skin biopsy showed dermal infiltration with non-lipidized histiocytes.
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis

History

          Multiple, asymptomatic, indurated, crusted, red ulcerative nodules on the legs of three months duration in a 10-year-old girl.

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Unilateral acrocyanosis

History

          A 36-year-old man presented with an idiopathic unilateral cyanosis and swelling confined only to the right hand of many months duration. He has had no history of any underlying condition.
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