[Dermatologic disorders of the athlete: a report of 30 cases?].

Background: Participation in athletic activities is associated with a variety of skin problems. We aimed to precise the most important sports related dermatoses in athletes.

Methods: We conducted transversal study on 30 athletes of 2 teams: one of soccer and the other of basketball players.

Haplotypic classification of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa in Tunisian consanguineous families: implication for diagnosis.

Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a rare genodermatosis caused by mutations in the type VII collagen gene COL7A1. Clinical diagnosis of DEB should be confirmed by histopathological and electron microscopy analysis, which is not always accessible. We report here a genetic investigation of DEB consanguineous families in Tunisia.

[Porokeratosis. A study about 6 cases].

Background: Porokeratoses (PK) represent a less common group of dermatoses that are acquired or hereditary, of unknown pathogenesis, characterized by keratinization disorder. Different clinical forms have been identified and the most frequent are the Mibelli's porokeratosis (MP) and the Disseminated Superficial Actinic Prokeratosis (DSAP).

Aim: In this retrospective study, we analysed the observations of PK collected in the Dermatology Department of La Rabta Hospital over a 16-year period.

Generalized cutaneous morphea in a patient with post-hepatitis C cirrhosis.

A case of generalized cutaneous morphea in a a 55-year-old female patient known to have suffered 10 years from post-hepatitis C virus cirrhosis is reported. Anti-HCV antibodies were present, whereas screening for HBs antigen and anti-HBc antibodies was negative.

[Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis: a clinico-pathological study of 13 cases].

Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis (NLCS) is a rare hamartomatous skin lesion histologically characterised by the presence of mature fat tissue within the dermis. Clinically, two types of NLCS can be distinguished: a multiple type of Hoffmann-Zurhelle and a solitary type. We report a retrospective study of 13 cases of NLCS seen in the Anatomopathological department of La Rabta hospital of Tunis during a period of 12 years (1992-2004).

[Cryosurgery for nose basal cell carcinoma. Series of 17 tumors].

Unlabelled: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant tumour of the skin frequently located on the head and chiefly on the nose. Cryosurgery is one of the methods to treat BCC.

Object: To determine the efficacy of cryosurgery of 17 BCC of the nose in terms of recurrence rates and cosmetic results.

[Eccrine poroma of the scalp: A study of three cases].

The eccrine poroma is a rare benign sudoral tumour, which creates a fleshy formation. The diagnosis is made according to the anatomopathological study. The usual site is the sol, but in rare cases, other sites have also been reported.

[Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: a report of 11 cases].

Introduction: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an inherited disorder of elastic tissue with many systemic manifestations

Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective study from all the patients diagnosed with PXE at the department of dermatology of La Rabta hospital of Tunis, between 1986 and 2003.

Results: During the observation period, we identified 11 patients with PXE, 5 males and 6 females with a mean age of 28 years (10-47 years). Family history was found in 5 patients.

[Nasosinusal sarcoidosis: 2 cases. A report of 2 cases].

Introduction: Nasosinusal sarcoidosis is a rare non caseating granulomatous disease. It may be inaugural, isolated or associated with multisystemic sarcoidosis.

Material And Methods: [corrected] We report two cases of nasosinusal sarcoidosis associated to multisystemic sarcoidosis.

Risk factors for erysipelas of the leg in Tunisia: a multicenter case-control study.

Background: Risk factors for erysipelas (cellulitis) were rarely evaluated in controlled studies. Regional variations of these risk factors have never be assessed.

Objective: To assess risk factors for erysipelas of the leg in Tunisia.

[Childhood linear psoriasis].

Linear distribution of psoriasis is rare. This presentation offers to physicians some diagnostic difficulty, especially in the absence of a history of pre-existing psoriasis or in the presence of any other linear dermatosis. In this study, we report cases of 3 girls, ages 4 yr, 5 yr and 10 yr, admitted to our dermatology department.

Erythroderma in adults: a report of 80 cases.

Background: Erythroderma is a generalized erythema of the skin accompanied by a variable degree of scaling. However, most of the published series originate from Western countries. There is only one report from Africa, conducted in Dakar in 1979.

[Warty dyskeratoma or "follicular dykeratoma": a clinicopathologic features of a new entity].

Introduction: Warty dyskeratoma is a rare, benign, epithelial tumor characterized by a variable clinicopathologic spectrum. In all cases, lesions revealed foci of acantholytic dyskeratosis.

Case Report: A 74-year-old man has for two year developped a single small nodule with a hyperkeratotic area on the scalp.

[Acral acanthosis nigricans paraneoplastic: about one case].

The paraneoplastic acanthosis nigricans occurs in association with visceral neoplasms. We report a case of acanthosis nigricans that seat at a dorsal face of the second, third and fourth right toe of a 63 year-old patient. The exploration has been put in evidence a carcinoma of the right lung.

[Squamous cell carcinoma and discoid lupus erythematosus. Report of 2 cases].

Some cases of skin cancer developping from chronic discoid lupus erythematosus were publied among the world. We make know our experience about two cases suffering with a chronic discoid lupus erythematosus from 16 and 11 years and developped a squamous cell carcinoma from the elbow and the lower lip.

[Granuloma annulare: apropos of 18 cases].

Granuloma annulare is a benign skin disorder which cause is unknown. The aim of this work is to report the results of a retrospective study dealing with 18 cases of granuloma annulare carried in the dermatology department of la Rabta hospital over a nine year period. We describe 3 clinical forms: localized granuloma annulare: 9 cases, generalized granuloma anulare: 7 cases and deep granuloma annulare: 2 cases.

Dermatomyositis and malignancy in Tunisia: a multicenter national retrospective study of 20 cases.

Objective And Methods: The aim of our study was to report the epidemiologic, clinical, and biologic profiles of dermatomyositis (DM) associated with malignancy in patients from Tunisia. From January 1982 to January 2000, we collected retrospectively 20 case reports of DM associated with cancer from the different university hospital centers of Tunisia. Initial workup included anamnesis, clinical examination, cancer staging and classification, serum muscle enzymes (creatine phosphokinase, lactate dehydrogenase, aldolase, and transaminases), electromyography, and muscular biopsy.