Cutaneous and subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis.

Unlabelled: Case 1: A 17-year-old male rural worker from Bolivia living in La Plata (Argentina) for the past year had a lesion on the flexor side of his right forearm (6 x 4 cm). The lesion was formed by several confluent nodular areas, wine-red in color, some fistulized, with hemopurulent drainage. The area was hot and painless (Figure 1).

Acquired kinking of the hair: a methodologic approach.

A case of acquired, nonprogressive kinking of the hair, a rare abnormality, is studied by means of optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. In addition, a standard of measure is proposed for estimation of the number of cuticular cells per diameter. The criteria for confirmation of the diagnosis of this case are also described.

[Basal cell nevus syndrome. Presentation of 2 cases. 1 associated with medulloblastoma].

A case of nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome in a four years old girl with preceding familiar history is reported. In her epithelioma father numerous basocellular, milia cysts, mandibular cysts, dentition disorders, brain falx calcifica ted and hiperkeratosis of the sole of the feet were described. Clinically, the girl presented initial migraine and vomits together with macrocephalus, bossing forehead, hypertelorism, physical disorders, retarded maturation, "keel" thorax, genu recurvatum, hallux valgus, hammerfinger, pigmented nevus and hyperkeratosis of the sole of the feet.