Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma in a child: a possible expression of childhood rosacea.

Idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma is a chronic, benign, and painless facial nodule occurring exclusively in childhood. Its pathogenesis is unclear, although some interesting hypotheses have been advanced. On the basis of the relationship existing between this disease and recurrent chalazions and conjunctivitis, we hypothesize that it could be considered to be a possible marker of childhood rosacea.

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid-induced pemphigus vulgaris: case report.

Drug-induced pemphigus is a well-established variety of pemphigus, presenting with clinical and histopathologic features identical to idiopathic form. Medical history plays a fundamental role in the diagnosis of drug-induced pemphigus. A large variety of drugs have been implicated in its pathogenesis and they may induce acantholysis via biochemical and/or immune mechanism.

Sporotrichosis: success of itraconazole treatment.

An 82-year-old man with hypothyroidism presented with an ulcerated nodule on the dorsum of his left hand (Figure 1). The lesion had been present for about 3 months. Similar lesions were present along the lymphatic distribution of the dorsum of his left forearm, proximal to the first lesion, as well as the dorsum of his right forearm.

Lingual traumatic ulceration (Riga-Fede disease).

An 11-month-old male infant was referred to our clinic because of a painful ulcer of approximately 5 months' duration on the ventral surface of the tongue (Fig. 1). On physical examination, the lesion was circular (3 cm x 2 cm) with erythematous, raised, and indurated borders.