"Hand-foot" syndrome-an unusual case of plantar pathology presenting to a burns unit.

Hand-foot or palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome is an infrequent complication of chemotherapy treatment. Patients present to a variety of disciplines, including burns specialists for treatment. The majority of patients respond to a combination of appropriate adjustments to their chemotherapy regimen and topical supportive therapy to the affected areas.

An unusual presentation of hydatid cyst within the soft tissues of the back: re-investigation of the undiagnosed lung opacity.

Background: Echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection, affecting humans in a characteristic geographic distribution. The disease most commonly involves the liver and the lung and a soft tissue localization is very rare.

Methods: A case of a 68-year-old man, who presented with a cystic lesion on his back, which was presumed to be a lipoma or a sebaceous cyst.