A Mother and Daughter with Tinea Corporis Caused by Microsporum canis Apparently Transmitted from a Domestic Cat.

The patient was a girl (case 1) and her mother (case 2). The family had purchased a domestic cat five months previously. Three months later, both patients developed eruptions.

Dermoscopic Examination of Tinea Nigra on the Plantar Foot Unveils a Parallel Ridge Pattern Mimicking Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma.

A man in his thirties patient visited his previous physician with the chief complaint of a pigmented macule on the sole of his left foot that had steadily grown over the past two years. A dermoscopic examination of the lesion showed a parallel ridge pattern (PRP); therefore, acral-lentiginous melanoma (ALM) was suspected, and the patient was referred to our hospital for a more detailed examination. On closer inspection, PRP had a well-defined and irregular border with no variation in color, which is atypical for ALM which is characterized by asymmetrical structure and variation in colors.

Conservation units and the origin of planted individuals of an endangered endemic species Lobelia boninensis in the Ogasawara Islands.

The Ogasawara Islands, one of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site located about 1000 km south of Japan's main island, harbor numerous endemic species, many of which are as endangered. One of the endemic plant species, Lobelia boninensis, found in the Mukojima, Chichijima, and Hahajima archipelagoes, is endangered due to predation. As part of conservation efforts, translocation is now underway, especially on Chichijima.

Intractable Nocardial mycetoma with possible colonisation by Candida species.

A Japanese male in his 30s with no underlying medical condition presented with painless nodules after being bitten by a dog during a stay in Bali, Indonesia, 7 years earlier. He was referred to our department with multiple ulcers, nodules, and masses on the right leg. The final diagnosis was mycetoma caused by Nocardia vulneris, which may have been exacerbated by colonization of Candida parapsilosis and C.