Wells syndrome (WS), also called eosinophilic cellulitis is a rare inflammatory skin disease with about 200 cases reports in the literature. It is part of eosinophilic dermatoses and presents a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of WS presenting as bacterial cellulitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMorbihan disease (MD) is a rare entity. Its nosography is unclear and its therapeutic management is difficult. We report a new case of MD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the case of a 13-year old female patient from rural areas presenting with papulonodular lesion of 4/3cm in the lower third of the right leg, evolving over the last two years. Skin biopsy showed papillomatous hyperplasia with neutrophilic microabscess and spores. Direct mycological examination showed fumagoid bodies and Fonsecaea pedrosoi was isolated from culture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArch Pediatr
November 2018
Infantile hemangiomas are the most common childhood vascular tumors. Propranolol is a β-adrenergic blocker that has proven effective in the treatment of this tumor. Numerous studies around the world have been published, describing satisfactory responses in pediatric populations with a higher cure rate and fewer adverse effects than when using corticosteroids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFH syndrome is an autosomal recessive syndrome, which affects the skin and some vital organs, it is caused by mutations in the SLC29A3 gene, encoding the human equilibrative nucleoside transporter hENT3. This report describes a patient with typical features of H syndrome. Based on the patient's clinical features, SLC29A3 was selected for molecular investigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We report an extremely rare case of pyoderma gangrenosum with the clinical features of pyoderma gangrenosum but with unusual histopathological findings and deep massive granulomatous infiltration through the dermis.
Patients And Methods: A 15-year-old girl presented with a two-month history of deep ulcers on the lower legs and forehead. She also presented abdominal pain with diarrhea and vomiting that disappeared after symptomatic treatment.