Severity of Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Alopecia Areata in Bandar Abbas, Iran.

Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic disease which esthetic outcomes may result in deep effects on mental disorders of patients. In this case-control study, we compared the mental health of 68 patients diagnosed with AA with 68 healthy individuals using Hamilton anxiety and depression rating scales. There were significant differences between the case and control groups regarding the prevalence of anxiety and depression.

Familial colocalization of lichen planus and vitiligo on sun exposed areas.

Lichen planus and vitiligo are common skin disorders. Colocalization which is rarely reported may consider the koebner phenomenon related to the photo damage causing initiation of lichen planus over vitiliginous skin. We report a 37-year-old mother and her 23-year-old daughter, both farmers and known cases of vitiligo with subsequent gradual onset of pruritic skin lesions of lichen planus starting first over previous vitiliginous skin on sun exposed areas.

Ectopic cilia in a 14-year-old boy.

Ectopic cilia is a very rare condition in human beings, usually presented as a tuft of densely grouped hair on the lateral quadrant of the upper eyelid or conjunctival surface of the eyelid. The embryologic origin of this anomaly is unknown, and few cases have been recorded in literature. In most cases, it causes no apparent medical morbidity but is treated by surgical excision because of its cosmetic aspect.

Lower lip pits in a patient with van der Woude syndrome.

van der Woude syndrome (VWS) is a congenital malformation characterized by lower lip pits with or without cleft lip or cleft palate. It is an autosomal-dominant inherited disorder with variable expression in clinical manifestation. Microdeletion in chromosome bands 1q32-q41 and recently identified mutation in interferon regulatory factor 6 gene (IRF6) have been reported to cause VWS.

A refractory case of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia successfully treated by surgery.

Background: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare and benign disease characterized by red to brown papules or nodules primarily in the head and neck region. Different treatment modalities including surgical excision, cryotherapy, chemotherapy, intralesional and systemic corticosteroids, curettage, electrodesiccation, radiation, and carbon dioxide, argon and pulsed dye lasers have been used with limited success; recurrences are common.

Case Report: We report a case of refractory ALHE who was successfully treated by surgery after several unsuccessful attempts with other conventional therapies.

Skin disease patterns in Hormozgan, Iran.

Background: Skin diseases are the most common cause of referrals to general practitioners and dermatologists, and are considered a health problem in developing countries. The aim of this study was to report the extent and patterns of skin diseases in southern Iran.

Methods: All new cases of skin diseases referred to Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Bandar Abbas, Southern Iran over a 3-year period were retrospectively considered.

Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis presenting with papulonodular skin eruption and polyarthritis.

Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis is a rare multisystem disease, presenting with skin lesions and erosive polyarthritis, which is often associated with malignancy. A 2 year untreated natural course of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis, in which the typical nodular skin manifestation of the disease and polyarticular arthritis was present, is described in a 34-year-old lady with no history of major medical disease. Histopathology showed the characteristic histiocytic and multinucleated giant cell infiltrate with ground glass cytoplasm.