Publications by authors named "H Al-Sabah"

Sarcoidosis is a multifaceted systemic disease of uncertain aetiology, pathologically characterised by non-caseating granulomas. Typical symptoms include coughing, dyspnoea, chest pain and lesions affecting the eyes or skin. Cutaneous sarcoidosis frequently accompanies the involvement of other organs, but isolated cutaneous presentations are also observed.

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  • - Pemphigus herpetiformis (PH) is a rare autoimmune skin condition that mostly affects adults, but it's extremely uncommon in young children, like the three-year-old girl in the case study.
  • - The child exhibited skin issues resembling other conditions, and a biopsy revealed several specific features, including inflammation and blisters.
  • - Treatment with clobetasol ointment and dapsone led to significant improvement in her symptoms, highlighting the need to recognize PH in pediatric cases and encouraging more research to understand it better.
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White fibrous papulosis of the neck (WFPN) manifests through the presence of numerous solid, persistent, and asymptomatic yellowish-white papules, displaying a distinctive asymmetrical distribution primarily localized on the neck and antecubital fossa. This case report describes the clinical presentation of a 70-year-old female diagnosed with WFPN, highlighting the significant finding of collagen fiber thickening upon histopathological analysis. Despite its predilection for specific anatomical sites, the elusive pathogenesis of WFPN adds diagnostic complexity, emphasizing the need for further research in this unique condition that generally follows a benign course.

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Introduction And Importance: A chondroid syringoma is an exceptionally rare benign lesion of the sweat glands also known as mixed tumor of the skin (MTS). It can occur in different areas of the head and neck such as the lips, cheek, nose and scalp (Gotoh et al., 2022 [1]).

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