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B-cell lymphoma

B-cell lymphoma
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           An 82-year-old man presented with multiple, asymptomatic, indurative and infiltrative erythematous nodules and plaques involved mainly the face and also the trunk of one year duration. Biopsy revealed B-cell lymphomatous infiltrate. Mediastinal and cervical lymph nodes were involved in addition to hepatosplenomegally.
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Acanthosis negricans

Acanthosis negricans
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          A 28-year-old slightly overweight man presented with mildly hyperpigmented, velvety-like thickening of the skin with many skin tags of both axillae. He had no history of diabetes mellitus or family history of similar condition.
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Angioedema

Angioedema
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         A 63-year-old lady presented with sudden severe swelling of both periorbital regions and lips associated with purpuric lesions on both lower limbs of 3 days duration. She had no history of similar attacks, drug intake or family history of similar condition.  Angioedema: www.globalskinatlas.com
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Atrophoderma vermiculatum

Atrophoderma vermiculatum
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       A 9-year-old boy presented with honey-comb like atrophy on both cheeks. The face was symmetrically involved by numerous closely crowded small areas of atrophy separated by narrow ridges, producing a cribriform or honeycomb surface. He had no associated other diseases, such as congenital heart block, other cardiac anomalies, neurofibromatosis, oligophrenia, or Down syndrome.
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Post acne scars

Post acne scars
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          This 26-year-old man was bothered by many atrophic scars on the cheeks as a result of severe acne vulgaris .many years ago. Which therapeutic option is the best: CO2 laser, dermabrasion or chemical peeling?
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Acral lentiginous melanoma

Acral lentiginous melanoma
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         An asymptomatic, irregularly-shaped, hyperpigmented patch 8 cm in greatest diameter involved the side of one foot of more than one year duration in a 50-year-old woman. Skin biopsy disclosed acral lentiginous melanoma.  There was no lymph node enlargement or distant metastasis.
An interesting and informative collection of skin tumors cases are published in www.skintumors.blogspot.com 
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