Palmoplantar keratoderma: An unusual manifestation of hypohydrotic ectodermic dysplasia.

Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome (RHS) is a rare condition that is characterized by ectodermal dysplasia and palatal abnormalities. Palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) is an unusual manifestation of hidrotic ED. Ulcerations on the palms are also not common in RHS.

[Pemphigoid gestationis: a study of 20 cases].

Introduction: Pemphigoid gestationis is a bullous autoimmune sub-epidermal dermatosis, occurring during pregnancy and/or postpartum. The objective of our study was to define the epidemio-clinical profile, the histopathological and immunopathological features, the treatment and the course of pemphigoid gestationis in Tunisian patients.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective study concerning the cases of pemphigoid gestationis recorded between 1989 and 2003 in the dermatology department in La Rabta Hospital in Tunis.

[A symptomatic choroid plexus cyst in the lateral ventricle].

Choroid plexus cyst is generally small and a relatively common finding at autopsy. Huge and symptomatic cysts are rare. Few cases are reported in the literature.

[Analysis of placenta accreta risk factors. 8 case reports].

The authors report 8 cases of placenta accreta during a 7-year period between March 1986 and January 1992. There were 72,399 deliveries at the Rabta Tunis Maternity and Neonatalogy Centre during this same period, i.e.