Clinical and histological patterns and treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum.

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare inflammatory neutrophilic dermatosis for which accurate epidemiological data are limited and therapy remains a challenge. The primary study's aim was to examine all cases of PG observed in our department over a 6-year period in order to describe the relevant characteristics and outcome under therapy. Fourteen patients were included (5 women, 9 men).

[Pityriasis lichenoides: not always a clear-cut diagnosis!].

Pityriasis lichenoides is a rare inflammatory dermatosis occurring in young subjects. It evolves into rashes on the trunk and the limbs which regress spontaneously. We here report a particular case of pityriasis lichenoides whose diagnosis was adjusted due to the scar appearance of the lesions.

Validation of the Skindex-16 questionnaire in patients with skin diseases in Morocco.

Objective: The aim of the study was to translate and adapt the original version of the Skindex-16 questionnaire from English to Moroccan Arabic language, refining its terms and adapting it to Moroccan culture.

Methods: After translation and cross-cultural adaptation, the questionnaire was tested on skin diseases patients. Internal consistency was tested using Cronbach's α coefficient, the test-retest reliability using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).

Hereditary spherocytosis with leg ulcers healing after splenectomy.

Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a familial hemolytic disorder with marked heterogeneity. A refractory chronic leg ulcer is an uncommon complication of HS, reported in fewer than two percent of patients. We present the case of a 28-year-old man who was suffering from a leg ulcer and was unresponsive to treatment of two years' duration with various conservative modalities.