Acral melanocytic nevi are relatively frequent in the palmoplantar location. In congenital nevi various characteristic dermoscopic patterns have been described, such as reticular and globular patterns, brown pigmented areas, and areas with peripilar depigmentation. However, there are few reports on the dermoscopic pattern of acral congenital nevi.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPalmar filiform parakeratotic hyperkeratosis (PFPH) is a rare dermatosis; hyperkeratotic lesions appear as small spines on the palms and/or soles. Palmar filiform parakeratotic hyperkeratosis has been associated with a variety of malignant tumors and endocrine disorders, although these associations have not been fully demonstrated. We report two new cases of this entity without systemic pathology associated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenital ulcers may be due to a number of causes, with the most frequent ones being of infectious, tumorous and physical etiology. The coexistence of genital lesions in a couple makes it necessary to rule out sexual transmission as a first option, as it is not always the cause. We present the case of a 78 and 73-year-old couple, both of whom presented with genital ulcers which had been developing for months and which began to manifest simultaneously.
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