Multiple cutaneous angiomyxomas in a child.

Cutaneous myxomas are rare, benign, connective tissue tumors composed of stellate cells set in a loose mucoid stroma containing delicate reticulin fibers running in various directions. They are also called angiomyxomas to reinforce their vascular component. These lesions have been recognized as part of Carney complex.

Focal acral hyperpigmentation in a patient undergoing chemotherapy with capecitabine.

Capecitabine is a prodrug of fluorouracil. Systemic immunosuppression has been reported as a cause of eruptive pigmented lesions, although the mechanisms causing this eruption are not known. A 58-year-old woman undergoing chemotherapy with capecitabine presented with multiple pigmented macules on the skin and tongue, and generalized hyperpigmentation, which finally faded after the drug was discontinued.