Protracted superficial Wegener granulomatosis in a child.

Wegener granulomatosis is a rare, chronic, multisystemic vasculitis affecting mainly the upper and lower respiratory tracts together with glomerulonephritis, but the disease may involve any other organ. Protracted superficial form is a rare variant of the disease. We report a case of protracted superficial Wegener granulomatosis in a 16-year-old boy in whom the disease started with recurrent digital ulcers at age 7 years.

[AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma: 22 cases].

Background: Kaposi's sarcoma is the most common acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated malignancy. Our aim was to analyse the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic findings in AIDS patients with Kaposi's sarcoma.

Methods: This was a retrospective chart review of AIDS patients with Kaposi's sarcoma diagnosed between 1991 and 2005.

[Cutaneous manifestations as the initial presentation of Wegener's granulomatosis].

Introduction: Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare systemic vasculitis, characterized by involvement of the upper airways, lungs and kidneys; other organs may also be affected. Cutaneous lesions occur frequently during the disease course but seldom as its initial presentation. Digital necrosis and splinter hemorrhages of fingernails are described, but very rarely.

[Shulman syndrome. A report of 4 cases and review of the literature].

The goal of this study is to report four cases of Shulman syndrome with a literature review. Shulman syndrome is a rare disorder recently considered a systemic disease. Our first case shows woody induration of the buttock and trunk with features of morphea.