Cutaneous changes in patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis.

Context: A number of skin diseases can be observed in chronic renal failure (CRF). Their incidence have changed in different series.

Objective: To compare the prevalence of cutaneous changes in CRF undergoing hemodialysis (HD) with healthy persons and to study the potential relationship with various parameters in the patients.

Is "premature sebaceous hyperplasia" really a sebaceous hamartoma? Report of a case with neonatal onset.

Sebaceous hyperplasia is a common benign proliferation of the sebaceous gland. It commonly presents in middle-aged people as soft, yellow papules with central umbilication on the face, particularly on the forehead. We report a newborn with striking unilateral sebaceous hyperplasia and suggest that this may represent a unique sebaceous hamartoma rather than "premature sebaceous hyperplasia.

Segmental tuberous sclerosis in a patient presenting as unilateral facial angiofibromas, periungual fibromas and Shagreen patch.

Tuberous sclerosis (TS) known as Epiloia and Bourneville's disease is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder that can affect many organ systems. Tuberous sclerosis has many forms of clinical presentation. Rarely, multiple facial angiofibromas of unilateral distribution have been reported.