Abstract A 44-year-old male patient presented with nodules that evolved with inflammation, following drainage of seropurulent secretion and ulceration. The patient had a 6 year-history of alcohol addiction and reported contact with cats. At the physical examination, the patient had skin-colored and eryth...
Abstract Gamasoidosis is a poorly known and underdiagnosed mite infestation. It is characterized by the presence of erythematous and flattened papules that are quite pruritic, and can affect any region of the body, with preference for areas of folds. This article reports a case of the disease caused by m...
Abstract Erythroderma as the first manifestation of a solid organ malignancy is rare. The underlying cancer is a challenging condition to diagnose. There are a few cases of erythroderma in cancer patients reported in the literature. We here describe the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with asthen...
Abstract Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) or primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (PHO) is a rare hereditary disease characterized by digital clubbing, pachydermia, and periostosis. Its pathogenesis is uncertain and the diagnosis is based on clinical and radiological data. A complete form of the syndrome is ...
El eritema discrómico perstans o dermatitis cenicienta, es un trastorno pigmentario de la piel poco común, de etiología desconocida. Se describe el caso de un adulto de 35 años con antecedente de VIH, quien consulta por aparición de lesiones irregulares, bien definidas café-grises localizadas en cu...
El eritema gyratum repens es una dermatosis muy infrecuente incluida dentro del abanico diagnóstico de las lesiones figuradas. Aparece sobre todo en varones entre la sexta y séptima décadas de vida. Clásicamente se ha relacionado con neoplasias, sobre todo de pulmón, esófago y mama. Sin embargo, en...
Abstract Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud is a rare dermatosis with onset during puberty, more prevalent in females than in males. The pathogenesis is unknown, but some theories suggest either a keratinization or endocrine disorder. The lesions are verrucous, brownish, hy...
