Eruptive infundibulomas. A distinctive presentation of the tumor of follicular infundibulum.

Hundreds of asymptomatic pale erythematous lesions, 2 to 15 mm in diameter, with complex angulated shapes in a mantle distribution over the upper portion of the chest and back and the shoulders, developed in two unrelated young men. Actinic porokeratosis, discoid lupus erythematosus, pityriasis versicolor, and acne scars were considered as possible diagnoses, but none of these appeared appropriate. Multiple skin biopsy specimens from both patients showed tumors of follicular infundibulum (infundibulomas), benign platelike proliferations of the external root sheath that were outlined by a prominent brushlike elastic network.

Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita.

Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC) is a rare condition. Less than 60 cases have been reported. We saw four patients who were born in Sydney, Australia, between April 1978 and September 1979.

Photochemotherapy in psoriasis: the first six months in Australia.

The results of the first six months of treatment of psoriasis with photochemotherapy in the Skin and Cancer Foundation's clinic resulted in 30 out of 53 patients being completely clear of psoriasis lesions, 14 showing progressive improvement (and subsequently clearing), four failures, and five withdrawals. The treatment is not a cure, and requires maintenance therapy. It involves the use of large expensive machines to deliver ultraviolet light, and demands careful supervision and control dosimetry.