Zosteriform Lichen Planus on the Trunk: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity.

Zosteriform lichen planus is a variant of cutaneous lichen planus that may develop at the site of healed herpes zoster or may evolve spontaneously with no previous history of herpes zoster or varicella-zoster virus infection. Lichen planus is an immune-mediated disorder that affects the skin and mucous membrane. Nonetheless, its exact etiology remains unclear.

The Assessment of Dermatology Clinical Research in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To determine the level of evidence in dermatology research over the last five years and to assess the frequency of publication in different journals in the field of dermatology in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, western region.

Methods: All published research were reviewed during the period of 2015 till 2020 using online research database through PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar. A list of all Saudi dermatologists who are registered by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties as consultants, and who worked in public institutions at Jeddah and Makkah was retrieved.

Uncommon Location of Purpura Fulminans: Case Report and Literature Review.

Purpura fulminans is a critical, mostly fatal, thrombotic syndrome that requires urgent intervention. Purpura fulminans is an acute purpuric rash characterized by coagulation of the microvasculature, which leads to purpuric lesions and skin necrosis. In this report, we present a rare case of an adult patient who was admitted with rapidly forming purpura fulminans in an uncommon location.